The Universal Building Society was established in 1863, with head offices in Newcastle Upon Tyne and nine additional branches. In January 2007 the Universal Building Society, the 29th largest building society within the UK merged with the Newcastle Building Society becoming the 12th largest mutual building society within the UK. The Newcastle Building Society was the first to be awarded Investor in People status in 1992 for their commitment to staff development. As a mutual organisation the Newcastle Building Society are dedicated in providing the highest level of service to their customers providing competitive finance products. (more…)

The Staffordshire Building Society was an independent mutual building society and was established with the prime objective to “encourage home ownership through the provision of mortgage finance”. The Staffordshire Building Society ensured that being a mutual organisation meant that the members’ interests came first, providing a professional and personal service. In 2003 the Staffordshire Building Society merged with the Portman Building Society offering mortgages and savings accounts throughout the UK. Portman has since merged with the Nationwide Building Society becoming part of the largest building society in the UK. (more…)

The Lambeth Building Society was a mutual organisation based in London and was founded in February 1852 and was known as The Number Three Borough of Lambeth Permanent Benefit Building Society. After 154 successful years providing a range of financial services the Lambeth Building Society merged with the Portman Building Society in 2006. At the time of the merger the Lambert Building Society was the 20th largest building society in the UK with assets of £1 billion. The Lambeth built their success upon relationships with both members and the community. (more…)

Mercantile Building Society was a committed mutual building society based in South Shields, founded in 1875. Mercantile were dedicated in providing financial support with a full range of products and helping their customers to save and invest for the future. Mercantile had a large presence in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham with 12 branches and 5 agencies. In 2006 the Mercantile Building Society merged with the Leeds Building Society becoming the 7th largest building society in the UK, serving approximately 650,000 customers. Together the Mercantile and Leeds building societies are supporting 70,000 individuals, couples and families to buy homes, providing an extensive range of mortgage and investment products. (more…)

The Portman Building Society was one of the largest mutual building societies and mortgage lenders in the UK, providing high customer service for savings, investments and mortgage banking. The Portman Building Society enhanced their potential customer base by delivering financial services beyond traditional high street branches in providing services via the Internet and mobile units. In August 2007 Portman merged with the Nationwide Building Society becoming the largest building society in the UK. Nationwide gained an additional 1.8million customers as a result of the merger with the Portman Building Society. (more…)

Whether you are a first time buyer wanting to get a foot on the property ladder or already a homeowner looking to remortgage it is important to get a mortgage deal that works for you. Securing a mortgage can be extremely difficult, the decision alone is challenging, with 1,000’s of mortgage plans to choose from it is essential that you shop around. At Remortgageexplorer we search from 100’s of specialist mortgage lenders to locate a mortgage plan tailored to your specific requirements. (more…)

Nationwide are the second largest mortgage lender and savings provider in the UK and the largest Building Society worldwide. This enables them to provide a vast range of financial products from loans, mortgages and investments. As Nationwide has mutual status it means that they are owned by and run for the benefit of their members so they can offer financial products at fantastic rates. Nationwide believe in being direct with their customers, and provide a user-friendly website with summary boxes explaining each product. You will know exactly what you are agreeing to without important information being hidden within the small print.
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