Building Societies

Swansea BS celebrates longest-serving employee’s 35-year milestone

Swansea Building Society is celebrating a significant moment in its history as Julie Keane,...

Green with envy: Cammy Amaira swaps mortgage mastering for fairways

Industry veteran Cammy Amaira is set to retire next month, finally closing the chapter...

Newcastle Building Society adds pair to board

Newcastle Building Society has announced the appointments of Amanda Shepherd and Professor Moorad Choudhry...

The value of building societies: 250 years of mutual success

A key anniversary reflects how far the building society movement has come — and...

Five Foxes to return to the road

The ‘Five Foxes’, a collaboration between The Loughborough Building Society, Hinckley & Rugby Building...

Suffolk BS extends charitable partnerships until 2026

Suffolk Building Society's charitable programme, offering support to four Suffolk charities, has been extended...

Coventry BS completes Co-operative Bank acquisition

Coventry Building Society has confirmed that it has finalised its acquisition of the Co-operative...

Enhancing our broker communication in 2024

As we close another impactful year, technology has been pivotal in strengthening our broker...

Swansea Building Society supports local foodbanks

Swansea Building Society has donated £3,000 to foodbanks across South Wales this Christmas. The mutual...

Cyber security is a strategic imperative

You might well have seen the recent news of a major data breach within...

Broker satisfaction with lenders remains high

Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has released its Mortgage Lender Benchmark...

Leeds BS reveals new chair

Leeds Building Society has announced that Brendan McCafferty will become its next chair from...

Time is everything for brokers trying to get a deal over the line

When I was appointed to lead the Cumberland's intermediary team in March 2023, one...

Record takes Market Harborough NED role

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Mark Record as a new non-executive director (NED). Record...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Market Harborough broadens tier two mortgage criteria to boost complex case lending

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a series of criteria enhancements to its tier...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate cuts of up to 19 basis points, with...

Halifax cuts remortgage rates across selected two and five-year fixed deals

Halifax Intermediaries has announced a series of rate cuts across its remortgage product range,...

The Leeds reports £104m profit amid robust lending and savings growth

Leeds Building Society has reported a profit before tax of £104.4 million for the...