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Four major action groups launched to find new ways to tackle the UK housing crisis
26 Jul 2021
- Pandemic compounds existing issues, from rising house prices to a growing divide between owners and renters
- Nationwide Building Society takes broad approach by working across sectors and industries to find solutions
- Society joins raft of respected organisations and experts in housing, from Barratt Developments to Shelter
- Action groups aim to help find solutions to issues around housing affordability, accessibility and sustainability
Easing of restrictions sees loosening of purse strings as Brits begin to return to spending ways
22 Jul 2021
- Nationwide’s Spending Report shows total number of transactions made in Q2 up 20% on Q1
- Non-essential spending up 60%, boosted by holidays, eating/drinking out, gardening & leisure
- £133.7 million spent on charities between April and June – 16% up on the first 3 months of 2021
- Contactless boom continues: mobile payments up 70% on the first quarter of the year
- Travelling again: spend on taxis above pre-pandemic levels; public transport spend still down
Energy bills would need to rise by £56 a month before average Brit invests in making home greener
15 Jul 2021
- Research from Nationwide highlights interest in green but lack of knowledge or action
- Urgent need to green homes – despite half of Brits saying they are environmentally friendly
- 53% don’t know what CO2 means, 75% what net-zero means and 90% what EPC means
- Nationwide’s £1 billion loan fund is available for borrowers to green their homes
Nationwide calls for collective action as it commits to a net zero future
30 Jun 2021
- World’s largest building society pledges to go net zero by 2050 and joins the Net-Zero Banking Alliance
- Nationwide will publish science-based targets on achieving intermediate 2030 goals over the next 18 months
- Society is calling for significant collective action to help communities reach net zero goals
Nationwide further reduces rates by up to 0.35%
29 Jun 2021
Nationwide Building Society will be reducing selected fixed and tracker rates across its range by 0.35 percentage points from 30 June 2021.
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26 Jul 2021
Four major action groups launched to find new ways to tackle the UK housing crisis
- Pandemic compounds existing issues, from rising house prices to a growing divide between owners and renters
- Nationwide Building Society takes broad approach by working across sectors and industries to find solutions
- Society joins raft of respected organisations and experts in housing, from Barratt Developments to Shelter
- Action groups aim to help find solutions to issues around housing affordability, accessibility and sustainability
23 Jul 2021
Difficult journey to home ownership exacerbated by the impact of the pandemic
- 63 per cent of people say the UK has a housing crisis, rising to 71 per cent of private renters
- A quarter of renters say pandemic has made it less likely they will be able to buy their own home
- 68 per cent of renters don’t think they will ever be able to afford a home to buy
- 57 per cent of households are now homeowners, down from 64 per cent in 2003
- Nationwide & Ipsos MORI research forms part of comprehensive ‘Future of Home’ report launching on Monday
22 Jul 2021
Nationwide Building Society Results of AGM and Board changes
The results of the voting at Nationwide Building Society's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today, Thursday 22 July 2021, at Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN38 1NW.
22 Jul 2021
Easing of restrictions sees loosening of purse strings as Brits begin to return to spending ways
- Nationwide’s Spending Report shows total number of transactions made in Q2 up 20% on Q1
- Non-essential spending up 60%, boosted by holidays, eating/drinking out, gardening & leisure
- £133.7 million spent on charities between April and June – 16% up on the first 3 months of 2021
- Contactless boom continues: mobile payments up 70% on the first quarter of the year
- Travelling again: spend on taxis above pre-pandemic levels; public transport spend still down
21 Jul 2021
Nationwide partners with OpenWrks to help support members facing financial difficulty
Nationwide is partnering with OpenWrks, a UK based provider of open banking applications, to help members facing financial difficulty.
20 Jul 2021
Nationwide launches sub-1% five-year fixed mortgage as it cuts rates by up to 0.40%
- Five-year fixed at 60% LTV at 0.99% with £1,499 fee – available to home movers and remortgages
- Society gives further choice to homebuyers with introduction of new three-year fixed rate range with rates aligned to Society’s two-year products
- Selected two and five-year fixed rate products for home movers, first-time buyers and those remortgaging reduced by up to 0.40%
