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• Event
• Mortgages & Housing

Shaping the Future of the Mortgage Market: Insights on DP25/2

Location: Webinar

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Bank Rate cut to 4.00%

While today’s rate cut is a step in the right direction, it won’t be enough on its own to ...

• Event
• Mortgages & Housing

Annual meet-up for mortgage professionals

Location: London

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Generation Stuck: Majority of 25-44 year old renters thought they would own a home by now

New Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ research finds that a huge proportion of would-be first-time buyers have been unab...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: The role of mortgage reform in improving access, affordability, and financial resilience across the housing journey

As the UK housing marketing evolves, the path to homeownership is changing for first-time ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

PRA announces review of the Loan to Income flow limit rule

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ welcomes news that the PRA is reviewing the Loan ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

FCA Discussion Paper on Mortgage Rule Review offers crucial opportunity to shape UK mortgage market

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ comments on the publication of the FCA's Discussion Paper on Mortgage Rule Review

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Building society sector grows as two banks are mutualised

Building societies and mutual-owned banks remain the driving force in the mortgage market ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Disappointment for first-time buyers as Bank Rate remains at 4.25%

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ comments on the MPC's decision to hold the Bank Rate at 4.25%

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Honouring our roots, embracing our future

As the Melton Building Society reaches its 150th year, Rachel Kolebuk, Chief Customer Offi...

• Industry Response
• Mortgages & Housing

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ response to FCA CP25/11: Mortgage Rule Review

The Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Mortgage Rule Review.

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Putting homeownership in reach of more people, generation after generation

Richard Fearon, Chief Executive Officer at Leeds Building Society, takes time to reflect h...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Bank Rate cut is welcome but more needs to be done to help aspiring first-time buyers

Even though rates are slowly reducing, many first-time buyers will still struggle to achie...

• Research & Reports
• Mortgages & Housing

First-Time Buyers: The Missing Millions

Update report into the challenges facing first-time buyers

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Building Societies Association finds that more than two million first-time buyers are missing from the housing market

A new report from the Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ has found that a significant number of potential first-time buye...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Joint Industry Statement on Cladding

The joint industry statement on cladding has been updated to address the use of EWS1 forms...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Consumer confidence in the housing market declines

Just 17% of people agree now is a good time to buy a property, a decline from 20% just thr...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Forward Flow Funding – a way to reach more customers?

Many building societies will be aware of various sophisticated financing structures design...

• Event
• Mortgages & Housing

AI-Powered Digital Transformation for Building Societies Webinar

Location: Webinar

• Industry Response
• Mortgages & Housing

Reforming the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime

The Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ responded to the government’s consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of...

• Society Matters
• Mortgages & Housing

A steadfast purpose helping to drive our collective future

Celebrating the history of building societies and the potential for growth of the mutual sector. 

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Market Update - April 2025

The latest commentary on the UK economy, mortgage and savings markets.

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Is there a role for brokers in decarbonising homes?

It’s a stark fact that if the UK is to meet its net-zero by 2050 commitment practically ev...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Spring Statement response

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ responds to the Spring Statement

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

No surprises from the MPC - Bank Rate remains at 4.50%

It was no surprise that today the MPC decided to hold the Bank Rate at 4.50%, after the 25...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Later Life Lending – stop kicking the can down the road

The later life lending market is evolving, people are living and working longer and mortga...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Investing in communities and supporting social enterprises for lasting change

Glasgow Credit Union is committed to supporting communities and this extends to financial ...

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Many homeowners holding back on making energy efficiency improvements

Research from the Building Societies Association reveals that many homeowners are put off ...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Creating homes and communities by working together

While the most common type of lending remains a mortgage secured against a single property...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Building genuinely and permanently affordable homes is part of the solution

Oliver Bulleid, Executive Director at the London Community Land Trust, outlines how innnov...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Guest blog: Lenders must ensure they are best serving customers going through arrears and collections

Valuable insight for lenders from KPMG, highlighting best practice when helping customers ...

• Blog post
• Mortgages & Housing

Market Update - February 2025

The latest commentary on the UK economy, mortgage and savings markets.

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Bank Rate cut to 4.5% welcome news for aspiring homeowners

Paul Broadhead, Head of Mortgages and Housing at the Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥, comments on the MPC's decision t...

• Research & Reports
• Mortgages & Housing

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ Yearbook 2024- 2025

The Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ Yearbook is the official handbook of the Building Societies Association, with memb...

• Fact Sheet

What to do if you can't pay your mortgage

If something happens and you can't make your mortgage payments help is on hand.  Find out ...

• Event
• Mortgages & Housing

Collections and Recoveries Training

Location: Online course

• Press Release
• Mortgages & Housing

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ welcomes changes that help to level the playing field between building societies and banks

The Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment Bill) successfully passed its legislative stage...

• Press Release

The beauty of simplicity in a complex world

Speaking on the first day of the Building Societies 2023 Annual Conference at the ACC in L...

• Press Release

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ comments on Prime Minister's announcements on housing

Ï㽶¸£ÀûÖ±²¥ comments on today's announcements by the Prime Minister