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Industry Insight – Complex mortgages – Multigenerational ownership creating new opportunities for brokers

By Richard Steed / 4th December 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Complex mortgages – Multigenerational ownership creating new opportunities for brokers

Download the article – Complex mortgages – Multigenerational ownership creating new opportunities for brokers There are a range of situations that lead to a complex mortgage application. Multigenerational living is one and can produce a complicated mortgage scenario. Some lenders shy away from this type of financing but Harpenden, as a specialist lender, provides strong options […]

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Personal Finance Award Winners

By Elliot Ashby / 1st December 2023 / Comments Off on Personal Finance Award Winners

We are delighted to announce we are proud winners of the Best Junior/Children’s Savings Provider at the 2023 Personal Finance Awards. This caps off a great year for the company as we add to our award earlier in the year of being the Best Local Building Society at the 2023 What Mortgage Awards.

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Small Acts of Kindness – Volunteering 2023

By Elliot Ashby / 22nd November 2023 / Comments Off on Small Acts of Kindness – Volunteering 2023

Small Acts of Kindness (SAOK) are a charity that source and distribute practical gifts to older people in Hertfordshire. Their aim is to ensure that every older person feels warm in their home and connected to their community. They do this by sourcing and distributing practical gifts that reduce the negative impact that feeling lonely […]

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Message to our members – Harpenden Online – scheduled maintenance Sunday 19th November

By Richard Steed / 14th November 2023 / Comments Off on Message to our members – Harpenden Online – scheduled maintenance Sunday 19th November

We will be carrying out some scheduled maintenance to our Harpenden Online platform on Sunday 19th November between 8:30am and 12pm – so this service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and normal service will resume after 12pm. We thank you for your patience during this time.

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Our multi-year commitment to Youth Talk

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our multi-year commitment to Youth Talk

Our Endowment Fund in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation, helps support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. One of our grants is a multi-year commitment helping to support local charity Youth Talk. Youth Talk are a St Albans based charity that provides confidential counselling/ psychotherapy […]

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Our grant to Harpenden Connect

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our grant to Harpenden Connect

Our Endowment Fund in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation helps support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. One of our recent grants is helping to support local charity Harpenden Connect. Harpenden Connect provides, operates and maintains transport facilities for the people in the AL5 area (Harpenden, […]

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Our grant to Open Door

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our grant to Open Door

Our Endowment Fund in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation, helps support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. One of our recent grants is helping to support local charity Open Door. Open Door is a community-run space that is set up to serve the community of […]

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Our grant to Leeanna’s Wish

By Elliot Ashby / 8th November 2023 / Comments Off on Our grant to Leeanna’s Wish

Our Endowment Fund in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation, helps support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. One of our recent grants is helping to support local charity Leeanna’s Wish. Leeanna’s Wish was inspired by Cleo Leeanna, who lost her fight with cancer in 2016. […]

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Industry Insight – Where are you holidaying in 2024…

By Richard Steed / 1st November 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Where are you holidaying in 2024…

Download the article – Where are you holidaying in 2024? UK Holiday Lets remain popular creating additional business for brokers It’s official, the clocks have gone back and winter is on its way. Many of us have started to plan next year’s holiday to give us something to look forward to. Have you booked yours? […]

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Industry Insight – Did you know we accept foreign currency towards affordability…

By Richard Steed / 30th October 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Did you know we accept foreign currency towards affordability…

Download the article – Did you know we accept foreign currency towards affordability? At Harpenden Building Society we’re probably best known to brokers as a specialist lender. As such we offer some interesting features to borrowers not necessarily found in the high street. Did you know we accept foreign income towards the affordability of the […]

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