Mortgage Lenders

But how does this new Mortgage Charter affect you, and has your Lender signed up? Mortgage Charter – Background At a meeting between the Government and Mortgage Lenders this month, a number of policies were agreed to assist current residential mortgage holders during this difficult time. The key benefits of the resulting ‘Mortgage Charter’ break … Read more

Leeds Building Society Mortgages Leeds Building Society is among the UK’s top rated building societies offering good value and wide range of mortgage and investment products to its members. The Society was started in 1885 when people committed to principle of mutuality came together (then as Leeds Union Operative Land and Building Society) and devotedly … Read more

Coventry Building Society Background The Coventry Building Society which is based in the United Kingdom is the third largest building society in the country, in December 2010 the society had around £22.3 billion in total assets. Coventry were founded in 1884 and their aim was to provide better access to finance for the local community. … Read more

Halifax Mortgages Background Halifax has seen itself grow from a couple of offices to a Nationwide giant over more than 150 years. The initial idea for the business came from a group in the Old Cock Inn in December 1852 in the town of Halifax, that were keen to provide an investment and loan society … Read more

Barclays Woolwich – a history Established in 1847, as one of the pioneers in permanent building societies, The Woolwich gained increasing popularity over the next few decades. The transformation into Woolwich Bank, was the next prominent milestone, with the demutualisation of The Woolwich Equitable Building Society in 1997. Prospective investors were invited to purchase shares … Read more

Nationwide Building Society – background The Nationwide Building Society was originally created in Wiltshire in 1846. Since then, and after more than 100 mergers, Nationwide has become the largest building society not only in the UK, but in the world. Nationwide is based in Swindon Wiltshire, but also has 700 branches throughout the UK and … Read more