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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM), Friday 23rd April

By Richard Steed / 26th April 2021 / Comments Off on Our Annual General Meeting (AGM), Friday 23rd April

Harpenden Building Society has held its sixty-eighth AGM at 1:30pm on Friday April 23rd 2021. This years’ meeting has been held virtually online at our head office in Harpenden. Due to the current UK Government restrictions on public gatherings and to protect the health and safety of our members, the only attendees in person were […]

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Message to our Members – Tax Year End

By Richard Steed / 17th March 2021 / Comments Off on Message to our Members – Tax Year End

An important message to our Members With the tax year end approaching, please note that for any payments made into your ISA to be included in the 2020/21 Tax Year (and utilising the 2020/21 tax year allowance), they must be received by us by 3pm on Thursday, 1 April 2021. You can view of full […]

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Trinity Community Project receives funding to help combat Covid-19 challenges

By Richard Steed / 9th March 2021 / Comments Off on Trinity Community Project receives funding to help combat Covid-19 challenges

Trinity Community Project, a St Albans based charity offering day services and opportunities to people experiencing mental health issues, or living with a learning disability, has received a grant from Harpenden Building Society to help fund its ongoing community work. The charity encourages its members to participate in a range of social activities run from […]

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Our opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period

By Richard Steed / 21st December 2020 / Comments Off on Our opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period

Here is a summary of our opening hours over the festive period for our four branches… All four of our branches; Harpenden, Radlett, Tring and Leighton Buzzard have the below opening hours over Christmas and New Year: Monday 21st December 9am – 1pm Tuesday 22nd December 9am – 1pm Wednesday 23rd December 9am – 1pm Christmas Eve 9am – […]

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Harpenden named as ‘Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider’ at Personal Finance Awards

By Richard Steed / 25th November 2020 / Comments Off on Harpenden named as ‘Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider’ at Personal Finance Awards

November 25th 2020: We are delighted to announce that we have retained the ‘Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider’ award at the prestigious Personal Finance Awards. Now in its 23rd year, the awards have long been recognised as a benchmark for excellence in the UK’s consumer finance market. We have a long standing reputation and offer a […]

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Our Savings Rates; A message to our Members

By Richard Steed / 2nd November 2020 / Comments Off on Our Savings Rates; A message to our Members

During these uncertain times, we continue to review our savings products against the competition to ensure that they remain fair and balance the interests of both our savings and mortgage members as well as the Society’s funding requirements. We continue to see rates reduce across the sector which we must respond to and we have […]

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Personal Finance Awards 2020/21 – vote for us

By Richard Steed / 9th October 2020 / Comments Off on Personal Finance Awards 2020/21 – vote for us

We’re delighted to once again, receive recognition for delivering the best possible service to our customers. We’re proud to be nominated as finalists for the 2020/21 The Personal Finance Awards. We have made the shortlist for two categories; Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider and Best Building Society – Customer Service. We provide a range of personal […]

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Harpenden wins ‘Best Local Building Society’ Award at the WMA’s for 6th year

By Richard Steed / 15th July 2020 / Comments Off on Harpenden wins ‘Best Local Building Society’ Award at the WMA’s for 6th year

Harpenden Building Society has won the ‘Best Local Building Society’ category at the prestigious What Mortgage Awards for a 6th consecutive year. Now in their 27th year, the What Mortgage Awards are considered the ‘stamp of approval’ to recognise and reward the best of the best within the UK’s mortgage and associated personal finance markets. […]

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Message to our Members; advising customers of permanent branch closures at Wendover and Buckingham

By Richard Steed / 22nd June 2020 / Comments Off on Message to our Members; advising customers of permanent branch closures at Wendover and Buckingham

Official statement; Harpenden Building Society advising customers of permanent branch closures at Wendover and Buckingham We would like to provide all of our members an update on our decision to permanently close the Wendover and Buckingham branches with immediate effect. As a Society we frequently review our business to ensure we can continue to operate […]

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A message from Sarah Howe, Chief Executive

By Richard Steed / 28th April 2020 / Comments Off on A message from Sarah Howe, Chief Executive

The current pandemic has significantly impacted all our lives. As a local business, we serve communities in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire and we continue to ‘be open for business’ offering a range of savings accounts and mortgages. We review daily the latest Government guidance, seek feedback from members and our colleagues in the front line […]

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