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Industry Insights – Operational Resilience; more evidence of regulatory change

By Richard Steed / 3rd January 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Operational Resilience; more evidence of regulatory change

by Martin Langlands, Chief Risk Officer, Harpenden Building Society A short while ago, I wrote an article which explained how a discussion paper jointly issued by The Bank of England, The PRA and The FCA has the potential to change the way all financial institutions might be asked to operate in the future. The paper […]

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Industry Insights – Why Operational Resilience could transform the market

By Richard Steed / 5th December 2019 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Why Operational Resilience could transform the market

by Martin Langlands, Chief Risk Officer, Harpenden Building Society In July 2018, The Bank of England, The PRA and The FCA issued a joint discussion paper called ‘Building the UK financial sector’s operational resilience’. The paper also goes by the name of DP 01/18. You may have seen some commentary in the trade press but […]

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Harpenden Building Society; Local focus with National reach

By Richard Steed / 12th November 2019 / Comments Off on Harpenden Building Society; Local focus with National reach

Harpenden Building Society won the Best Local Building Society award for an unprecedented 5th, consecutive year at the What Mortgage Awards. Today we meet Harpenden’s CEO Sarah Howe who tells us more about this specialist lender which packs a punch when it comes to mortgage lending. Q: How did it feel to be voted Best […]

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Impact partners with Harpenden BS complete on complex £1m deal

By Richard Steed / 12th November 2019 / Comments Off on Impact partners with Harpenden BS complete on complex £1m deal

Impact Specialist Finance and the Harpenden Building Society have completed a £1 million interest only residential deal on a new build flat for a client in their 50s. The transaction was for a very upscale 19th floor new build property situated on the South Bank of the Thames in London. It had a valuation of […]

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Industry Insights – Holiday Lets – A Growing Opportunity…

By Richard Steed / 8th November 2019 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Holiday Lets – A Growing Opportunity…

by Harpenden Building Society The demand for holidays and time to rest can be affected by the economy but there will always be people trying to seek a break from it all. Holiday Lets are becoming an increasingly attractive investment proposition for many across the UK and it’s not just down to political and economic […]

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Money Manager Scheme – Children learn financial skills from local Building Society

By Richard Steed / 1st November 2019 / Comments Off on Money Manager Scheme – Children learn financial skills from local Building Society

Staff from Harpenden Building Society are ‘going back to school’ to help deliver a ‘Money Manager’ financial education scheme to local children. So far nearly 1200 youngsters aged between 4 and 11 years (key stage 1 & 2) have enrolled on the scheme with the Society encouraging more local schools to sign up to the […]

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Sarah Howe, joins speaker panel at Harpenden Personal Finance Conference: “Helping you shape your financial future”

By Richard Steed / 4th October 2019 / Comments Off on Sarah Howe, joins speaker panel at Harpenden Personal Finance Conference: “Helping you shape your financial future”

Lyndhurst Financial Management are delivering their inaugural Harpenden Personal Finance Conference on Friday 15th November 2019. This highly anticipated morning event is free to attend and will take place in the Rothamsted Research Conference Centre, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ. Registration for the conference is from 9:00am to 9:30am and concludes with a complimentary buffet […]

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Harpenden launch new Fixed Rate mortgage

By Richard Steed / 1st October 2019 / Comments Off on Harpenden launch new Fixed Rate mortgage

Certainty in uncertain times Fixed rate products and improved deals pave the way for increased mortgage sales Sarah Howe, CEO, Harpenden Building Society As I consider the current economic climate one thing for certain is ‘uncertainty’ and the negative impact this brings. One area of the economy particularly impacted has of course been property sales. […]

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Our support for new pavilion opening at Harpenden Cricket Club

By Richard Steed / 6th September 2019 / Comments Off on Our support for new pavilion opening at Harpenden Cricket Club

Harpenden Cricket Club opened their brand new pavilion on Sunday, June 30th. More than 200 people attended on a bright summer’s day to see the Harpenden town mayor Cllr Brian Ellis, join Chairman Simon Wade, vice chairman Simon Caunce, Bruce Claridge, MD of Claridge & Hall and architect Graham Reid at the grand opening. It […]

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Harpenden success at What Mortgage Awards 2019 – fifth year running!

By Richard Steed / 20th August 2019 / Comments Off on Harpenden success at What Mortgage Awards 2019 – fifth year running!

We are proud to have won the ‘Best Local Building Society’ category at the prestigious What Mortgage Awards for a 5th year running. With our Head Office based in Harpenden, we have 6 branches in total across the Northern Home counties and a long standing reputation for providing mortgages tailored to the requirements of the […]

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