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Yorkshire Building Society 2012 financial results
The UK’s second-largest building society unveils £160m investment programme to improve products and services and drive future growth.
Yorkshire Building Society has today announced a solid financial performance for 2012 as it continues to build on …
Nottingham Building Society delivers results – Pre-tax profits up 22%
Nottingham, Friday 22nd February, 2013 – Despite continued challenging and uncertain market conditions The Nottingham Building Society has maintained a focus on delivering its strategy, which has resulted in a strong performance with Group pre-tax …
Cheshire East Council to fight Government over Sandbach
Source: Place North West
Cllr Michael Jones, leader of Cheshire East Council, is seeking legal advice over Eric Pickles’ decision to allow Fox Strategic Land & Property permission to build 280 houses after a lengthy court …
The Nottingham announces four new residential fixed rate mortgage products
Martyn Bell, Mortgage Product Manager at The Nottingham, says, “After a successful January, these additions show yet further reductions for two and five year fixed rates at 70% and 80% LTV. All come with a …
Heathrow Airport announces plans to invest £3bn in infrastructure improvements
Source: Construction Index
The plans include the completion of Terminal 2 and the start of extending the building.
There will also be new taxiways and stands built to improve capacity for the bigger Airbus A380s aircraft.
Construction of …
Ecology Building Society comments on launch of Nationwides’ Green Additional Borrowing
New development shows mutuals have a key role to play in promoting energy efficiency.
Responding to the news that Nationwide has launched a Green Additional Borrowing offer for existing mortgage customers, Ecology Chief Executive Paul Ellis …
Chelsea Building Society announces even further cuts to its competitive mortgage range
Chelsea Building Society has announced that it is to make even further cuts to its competitive mortgage range, with the launch of a new 1.89% two-year fixed rate mortgage (60% LTV) leading the way for …
Buying a Property in Thailand – The Pros and Cons
Thailand is becoming an increasingly popular destination for expats wishing to relocate over to the ‘Land of Smiles’ and this is understandable because Thailand is a pleasant and relatively peaceful country when compared to the …
Nottingham Building Society announces aquisition
Nottingham Building Society (The Nottingham) has today announced that it has acquired East Midlands estate agents Harrison Murray as part of its long term strategy.
The acquisition follows the announcement in December of the proposed merger …
Housing association granted asset disposal consent
Source: Construction Index
Consent has been granted by the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) through powers under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008. This means that Genesis can now sell empty property to funding a new-build programme. Over …
