Which Building Society?

[barmpot]

Thinking about Barry (from another thread) which Building Society do we think he worked for?

Yorkshire

Britannia

Holmfirth and Upperthong Mutual

Holme and Calder Valley

Cleckheaton, Liversedge and Heckmondwike Permanent.

or some other ....

 

[Chuffer Enwright]

Cleckheaton, Liversedge and Heckmondwike Permanent. Without a doubt, I bet he's their top man now.

 

[chris]

If he,s not Glenda will be havinging a go at the general manager with Edie urging her on from above!!!!!

 

[CompoSimmonite]

It's the West Yorkshire Building Society - can be seen at they start of the episode "The Mother of all Mistakes - or is it".

Paul H

 

[chris]

It can only be the Yorkshire, Glenda wouldnt let him work for anyone else!!!!

 

[Adanor]

So what exactly is a Building Society?

 

[Big Unc]

So what exactly is a Building Society?

Cannot recall what you call organisations in the US whose primary purpose is to provide mortgage finance for folk to buy their house. But that is/was the function of a Building Society. Originally a not for profit mutual "society" owned by its members (lenders and borrowers) which paid interest to its depositors and lent money out against the surety of the house purchased.

Concept is now severely watered down - many more suppliers of finance such as banks and some building societies like the biggest, the Nationwide, have become virtual high street banks. All feeling the negative impact of the collapse of the sub-prime market in the US.

 

[onyx(John)]

How about Auntie's Permanent, She seemed to own everything else !