"became Chief Executive of the enlarged CFS. Coincidentally, the competitor and largest remaining building society, Nationwide, was itself formed in 1884 as the Co-operative Permanent Building Society to provide services to members of the co-operative movement. The Britannia group of companies includes the following principal subsidiary undertakings: A former member of the Building Societies Association and the Council of Mortgage Lenders, Britannia also subscribes to the Financial Ombudsman Service. In 1999, Britannia was one of seven building societies unsuccessfully targeted by so-called carpetbagger Michael Hardern. To fight this threat to its mutual status, in 1998, the Society announced that new"
"across the UK. Despite changes in the industry in recent years, Yorkshire Building Society remains one of the major mutual building societies in Britain - a review in 1995 confirmed that their mutual status was important to them, so that they remain answerable to their members, rather than outside shareholders. In 1864, the Huddersfield Equitable Permanent Benefit Building Society was founded in Huddersfield, and expansion through a series of agreed mergers, predominantly with the ""Bradford Permanent Building Society"" in 1975, has seen it evolve into the national building society that it is today. The current name came into use in"
"in 1993. It prided itself on making affordable home loans available to people with lower than average incomes, giving a high proportion of its home loans to single women. Vincent Byrne retired from the Society in 1967, remaining as Honorary President until his death, aged 70, in 1978. He was succeeded by the Duke of Norfolk and subsequently by Nona Byrne. The Catholic Building Society and Chelsea Building Society merged in December 2008 under the Chelsea name. The Chelsea merged with the Yorkshire Building Society in April 2010. On 5 July 2014, a firm called the Fair Investment Company of"
"with the Barnsley being a larger organisation with a well-established brand, the Yorkshire initially decided to keep the Barnsley brand in order to keep existing customers and use it as another route to market their products. In 2009, the Yorkshire noted that they were in advanced merger talks with Chelsea Building Society. The following day it was announced that they were to merge. The merger with Chelsea Building Society, which retained its own branding until 2016, was completed in 2010. Chelsea branded products and services are now available online and by telephone only. The ninth largest building society at the"
"housing, by a small majority, a diverse council stock that owing to its cost has only fractionally been acquired under the Right to Buy — much of this ward remains in one form or another reliant on social housing. The local council is not a bellwether of who will win the Putney seat, and for a considerable time has imposed the lowest council tax in the country. Between 1998 and 2005 Putney had a unique attribute of being the only seat in the country where every single component ward elected a full slate of Conservative councillors, yet the constituency had"
"vote. UKIP lost two thirds of their vote from 2015 but did retain their deposit. This meant Burnley was one of the few constituencies in England where four parties retained their deposits. The review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire by the Boundary Commission for England in the 2000s proposed no change to the boundaries of the Burnley seat. The seat remains coterminous with the boundaries of the borough of Burnley (as it has been since 1983 - before then it was coterminous with the county borough of the same name). 1918-1983: The County Borough of Burnley. 1983-1997: The Borough of"
"Building Society. The Yorkshire has expressed a desire to keep the Barnsley brand alive and run its eight branches as a separate trading brand. This news has been welcomed by many former Barnsley members and Barnsley staff. The merger was however was somewhat controversial as several members of the FSA believed the merger was unnecessary as the Barnsley had substantial reserves to cover the losses and battle on however the board of the Barnsley believed that in the uncertain times caused by the credit crunch the Barnsley's members would be better served by merging with the Yorkshire building Society. The"
"The Woolwich The Woolwich Equitable Building Society (later Woolwich Building Society or The Woolwich) was a United Kingdom financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. In 1997 it demutualised and became Woolwich PLC. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Barclays in 2000. The Society was founded in Woolwich in 1847 as the Woolwich Equitable Benefit Building and Investment Association, one of the first ""permanent"" building societies. Previously it had been active as a ""temporary"" society since 1842. Its establishment constituted"
"Commons ever since 1935 while Hornsey (Hornsey and Wood Green after 1983) returned Conservatives from its creation in 1885 until 1992 (when Labour first won the now marginal seat, only to lose it to the Liberal Democrats in 2005). The changing social composition of the neighbourhood had political repercussions. Although the Labour Party managed to retain control of the borough in the 2006 and 2010 local elections, fending off a strong challenge from the Liberal Democrats, it lost two of the three seats in the Harringay ward to the Liberal Democrats in both polls. As had been the case a"
"majority has been present in the council chamber and committees since 1998. The Group in opposition has campaigned on issues including recycling and the building and extent of an incinerator. The 2018 local elections resulted in a some changes of dynamic in RBC with the election of two independents in Foxhills Ward. The new independents have adopted the name 'Residents' Associations of Runnymede Independent'. Labour also made one gain in Egham Hythe. This means a total opposition of 10 in RBC. Runnymede Independent Residents' Group Runnymede Independent Residents' Group was founded in 2001; it has held exactly one seventh of"
"1993. In 2005 it was proposed by Tower Hamlets Council to transfer ownership to the Swan Housing Association, as the council claimed it could not fund necessary repairs and refurbishment if the estate remained in council hands, but a campaign by Defend Council Housing and then MP George Galloway who claimed that housing associations existed ‘for their own corporate reasons and their own corporate benefits’, after the campaign, the opposition secured a 72 per cent against in a tenant vote. In 2009, local residents volunteered to set up the Cranbrook Community Food Garden. Once a children's playground that had fallen"
"which was unanimously voted down. Ownership of the project fell to the previous Rouse subsidiary the Howard Hughes Corporation. Howard Hughes submitted a new plan to increase density in 2010 under the Ulman administration that passed unanimously. Columbia has never incorporated; some governance, however, is provided by the non-profit Columbia Association, which manages common areas and functions as a homeowner association with regard to private property. The first boards were filled entirely with Rouse Company appointees. The first manager of the Columbia Association was John Estabrook Slayton (d. 1967). For Slayton's contributions to the early planning of Columbia, the community"
"Building Society in 1986. It was the ninth largest building society at the time of its merger into the Yorkshire Group in 2011. N&P continued to operate under its own brand administered at Lynch Wood until 2018. Prior to merger with the Midlands Co-op in 2013, Anglia Regional, the UK's fifth largest co-operative society, was also based in Peterborough, where it was established in 1876. The combined society began trading as Central England Co-operative in 2014. Designated a New Town in 1967, Peterborough Development Corporation was formed in partnership with the city and county councils to house London's overspill population"
"borrowers voting in favour. The merger of the two societies took place on 1 June 2010. The enlarged society operates under the Skipton name. Chesham Building Society The Chesham Building Society was a building society based in the market town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England which merged with the Skipton Building Society in June 2010. Prior to the merger it was the 37th largest building society in the United Kingdom based on its total assets of £231 million. It was a member of the Building Societies Association. Their logo was a stylised chess piece, a pun on the name of"
"majority in the ballot."" However, despite the promises made, no contractual provision was made during the stock transfer. In 2008, after the merger of the Toynbee and Community Housing Trusts, the new One Housing Group suspended the Island Homes Board and appointed new trustees, citing management problems. Around a third of TIH homes failed to meet the Decent Homes Standard used by the Housing Corporation in 2007, the regulator at the time. In 2012, One Housing abolished the separate management structure after a consultation with residents, bringing the stock directly under its control. Some local residents objected, in part because"
"origins lie in the Northampton Town & County Freehold Land Society (1848) and the Southern Co-operative Permanent Building Society, London (1884). The Co-operative Permanent, based at New Oxford House in the London Borough of Camden, changed its name to Nationwide Building Society in 1970, reflecting an organisation that had coverage throughout the country, after a decision by the British Co-operative Union in August 1970. The new name was put to a member vote, with members voting 135,675 to 15,585 in favour. In 1987, the Northampton-based Anglia Building Society merged with Nationwide. The new society was known as Nationwide Anglia Building"
"to turn the Tithe Barn at Dunster Priory into a community hall. Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) works to save the architectural heritage of Somerset, England. The Trust is an independent body and consists of up to 18 Trustees who hold Board meetings 3 times a year. It is a Building Preservation Trust with charitable status and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust consists of up to 2 elected councillors nominated by the Somerset County Council and 5 elected councillors nominated by the District Councils in Somerset Since 1988 the SBPT has restored and"
"based on a consensus reached in June 1996 by a four-member committee made up of the Rev. Thomas F. Pike, Charles Sachs, Vicki Match Suna, and Professor Sarah Bradford Landau. However, on August 18, 2005, ""The New York Times"" reported that Landau joined other former commissioners – William E. Davis, Stephen M. Raphael, Mildred F. Schmertz, along with Gene A. Norman, a former chairman, and Beverly Moss Spatt, a former chairwoman – in calling for a hearing. She wrote: Had there been such a large and broad demand for a public hearing about the building in 1996, I'm not at"
"3 years earlier), and advised the Council to encourage the owner to progress the development to ensure the building did not decline to the point where demolition is required. Again, nothing happened and as of summer 2010 the building still stands neglected. Minutes of the Arran Community Council show that the future of the church is a regular topic of debate, but difficulty in contacting the private owner or convincing him to cooperate seem to be (part of) the reason that there has been no progress to date. The church's former manse (next door) is also a category B listed"
"the bridge while the Greens Political Party against any duplication. With the election of a Liberal National Coalition Government in 2010 plans to duplicate the bridge halted despite Northcote remaining a Labor held seat. In the intervening period the Amcor Paper Mill on the corner of Heidelberg Rd and Chandler Highway, Alphington ceased operations and vacated the site in 2012 before it was sold in mid 2013. Successive State Governments have given high level approval for residential development at the site subject to detailed planning which would arguably add increased traffic congestion to an already gridlocked area. On 15 June"
"The Cambridge Building Society The Cambridge Building Society is a UK mutual building society based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. It is the 14th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £1,128 million at 31 December 2015. It is a member of the Building Societies Association. The Society was formed in 1850 as the Cambridgeshire Permanent Benefit Building Society, adopting its current name in 1945. There is no connection between this Society and the Cambridge Foresters’ Benefit Building Society which was dissolved in 1960 or the Cambridge Peers Economic Building Society which was dissolved in 1972. Having been"
"Barnsley Building Society Barnsley Building Society was established on 12 January 1853, by a group of prominent townsfolk who following the example of many other towns and cities at the time decided to form their own building society. The society became part of the Yorkshire Building Society in 2008, and has since continued as a trading division. In 2016, the Yorkshire announced it would replace the Barnsley Building Society brand with its own, close six branches and rebrand the remainder under its own brand. Originally called the Barnsley Permanent Benefit Building Society, it operated from an office above a grocers"
"elected each year for three years, followed by one year without election. Since 1996 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Since May 2014, the Labour Party has held office as a minority administration. Since the 2018 local elections, the Conservative Party hold the most seats but failed thereafter to gain support from either of the other two parties so as to form an administration. The Labour Party continues in office with confidence and supply support from the Liberal Democrats. In recent years, the Council has promoted the Milton Keynes urban area as a test-bed"
"concluded on 1 December 2008 following agreement by the Financial Services Authority and the Office of Fair Trading. Upon completion of the merger, the society's logo was again changed, this time removing the Peak District millstone image. In May 2013, it was announced that the Derbyshire, Cheshire and Dunfermline brands would be phased out over two years, and branches either rebranded under the Nationwide brand or closed. Derbyshire Building Society Derbyshire Building Society (previously trading as The Derbyshire) was a UK building society based in Duffield, Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It was the 9th largest building society"
"Municipal Historic Resource in 1998. After the 2005 fire, there was an acrimonious confrontation between Edmonton's city government and the owner of the site, Saraswati Singh. The City demanded that the original facade (including the original bricks) be maintained during any reconstruction. In 2007, Singh agreed to incorporate three brick walls of the building into a 20-storey condominium project. In 2008, however, the site's architect said that that plan was no longer feasible, and asked for permission to demolish the ruins and reconstruct the facade with new bricks. In September 2008, the City finally give the owners permission to tear"
"Permanent Building Society transferred engagements to Northampton Town and County Building Society in 1959. Anglia Building Society was formed by amalgamation of this Society with Leicestershire Building Society in 1966 and subsequently merged with Nationwide Building Society in 1987. The Society conducted regular dialogues through members’ meetings and other events. It was clear from these that members had a high level of trust in the Society and wished it to continue as a mutual; a stance confirmed by the Board. In order to help maintain normal business activities for the benefit of all members without the disruption caused by speculative"
"in January 1869 as the Monmouthshire and South Wales Permanent Investment Benefit Building Society. Five of the original board of directors went on to be mayors of Newport. In 1890 the operations were moved to new offices in Friars Chambers, Dock Street, where the Head Office stands today, although the development of John Frost Square meant the rebuilding of the offices. The Society's name has been shortened over the years; the most recent name change coincided with the Society's centenary in 1969. Monmouthshire Building Society Monmouthshire Building Society, (), is a Welsh building society, which has its head office in"
"same building. The Council eventually agreed but moved into a different building on the roundabout. Renovation of the building became the responsibility of the Belgian state when it bought the Berlaymont from OSSOM in 1985, but put off any work due to budgetary constraints. The Commission complained and Belgium offered to sell the building to them at a reduced rate (the rent was already half) but as the political question of a permanent seat had not been decided the Commission was not in a position to buy. Renovation suddenly became an important issue when flaked asbestos was found in the"
"lose their mutual status if the transfer were to go ahead. They proposed an alternative, whereby the homes be transferred to Tenants First, a mutual housing co-operative based in Scotland. The Housing Corporation rejected this alternative and again directed transfer to the Peabody Trust. The cooperative called for a judicial review of the decision, but this was refused, with the court ruling in June 2003 that the housing should be sold to the Peabody Trust. In August 2005 the estate was statutorily transferred to the Peabody Trust, and was subsequently managed by Waltham Forest Community Based Housing Association. The entire"
"the Building Societies Association. Newbury Building Society Newbury Building Society is a building society based in Newbury, Berkshire in the south of England. 'The Newbury' (as it is affectionately known) was established in 1856 and is one of the oldest surviving building societies in the United Kingdom. It provides mortgages and savings products from its branches in Newbury, Hungerford, Thatcham, Abingdon, Didcot, Wokingham, Andover, Alton, Basingstoke and its newest branch opened in early 2013 in Winchester. Assets at 31 October 2017 were £1.009bn. Like all United Kingdom building societies, it is a mutual organisation owned by its current members. It"
"1982, following the merger of the ""Huddersfield & Bradford Building Society"" and the ""West Yorkshire Building Society"". Yorkshire Building Society also has a mortgage subsidiary company, Accord. In August 2011 it announced that it was closing its offshore subsidiary, Yorkshire Guernsey. The Yorkshire took over the Sussex-based Haywards Heath Building Society in 1992, in an effort to develop a southern based branch presence. In 2001, the Society merged with the Gainsborough Building Society. In 2008, the Yorkshire merged with the Barnsley Building Society which had become a victim of the Icelandic banking crisis. After learning lessons from previous mergers, and"
"Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) works to save the architectural heritage of Somerset, England. The Trust is an independent body and consists of up to 18 Trustees who hold Board meetings 3 times a year. It is a Building Preservation Trust with charitable status and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust consists of up to 2 elected councillors nominated by the Somerset County Council and 5 elected councillors nominated by the District Councils in Somerset Since 1988 the SBPT has restored and converted 5 historic buildings: The Trust has co-ordinated a £550,000 renovation project"
"Holmesdale Building Society The Holmesdale Building Society was a single-branch UK building society based in Reigate, Surrey. It ceased to exist as an independent company on October 1, 2018, taken over by the much larger Skipton Building Society and the Reigate branch was rebranded as a branch of the Skipton. It was a member of the Building Societies Association. The society had been in existence since 1855, making it one of the UK's longest established Building Societies. Over much of its history the members were mainly local people, but in later years, had members in many parts of the country."