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Please note that payments received after 4pm on Friday 4th April 2025, will be processed into your ISA on Monday 7th April 2025. These payments will be counted towards the new ISA subscription limit. For more details you can contact our savings team on 01582 765 411 or visit one of our branches. Thank you for […]

This year’s AGM will be held at Rothamsted Conference Centre, Rothamsted Enterprises, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ on Friday 25th April 2025 at 1.30pm. Members unable to attend in person will also be able to view the proceedings online and will be able to ask questions of the Board in advance of the AGM. […]

Our opening hours over the Easter period are as follows: – Friday 18th April (Good Friday) – Closed  – Saturday 19th April – Branches open 9am-12pm. Head Office Closed.   – Monday 21st April (Easter Monday) – Closed  For all other dates, our branches and Head Office will be following their usual opening hours. For more […]

ISA stands for Individual Savings Account. Unlike a standard savings account you may have with your Bank or Building Society, an ISA allows you to save or invest up to a set amount (your ISA allowance) each tax year without having to pay tax on interest, dividends, or gains. With ISA season fast approaching, here […]

We’re familiar with QR codes now in our everyday life for products and services. From purchasing tickets or ordering food at restaurants, to paying for parking or just connecting to Wi-Fi…they have become a part of our lives for quick and easy access to websites. QR (Quick Response) codes are like barcodes. When we scan […]

The Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade is a charity fundraising and social club in Leighton Linslade – Bedfordshire and is a member of Rotary International. With a complete focus on supporting the local community, the Club conduct a diverse range of activities from the May Fayre to the annual carol float, as well as delivering […]

We consider many factors when reviewing the pricing of our savings accounts which includes the monitoring of market conditions whilst ensuring we provide our customers with fair value on their savings. Following the Bank of England base rate reduction on February 6th 2025, we are letting you know we will be reducing the interest rates […]

Citizens Advice St Albans District is a local registered charity and member of the national Citizens Advice network. The charity aims to improve the lives of local people by providing advice that is free, independent, high quality and confidential on a wide range of issues, including the cost of living, welfare benefits, housing, debt, money […]

Email phishing is a method in which the scammer sends an email pretending to be a person, company or trusted site in order to steal passwords or sensitive information. Scam emails can become spam or junk and may also have a link or file attached for you to click on or open. Opening these links […]

Our members are at the heart of everything we do here at Harpenden Building Society. They are our most important asset which we value above all else. We love getting to know our members more and hearing their stories, whatever they may be. In this edition, we hear from Stephen Slater, a long-standing member who […]