The Vernon Building Society has teamed up with the Stockport Express for the sixth year to give away £10,000 to good causes in the town. The Fund – set up by the mutual building society in the Queen’s Jubilee year – has handed out more than £50,000 to community groups […]
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Vernon Building Society makes key appointments
The Vernon Building Society in Stockport has made two key appointments. Tom Gurrie is the mutual society’s new Intermediary Sales Manager, while Rosie Grant has taken up the position of Operations Manager. Tom has worked in the mortgage industry for more than 35 years, many of them as Intermediary Sales […]
Vernon Building Society launches new mortgages
The Vernon Building Society in Stockport has launched its latest range of mortgages. The mutual has released five new products including two-year discount and five-year fixed deals. The two-year discount mortgages start with initial rates of 1.25% and 1.5% depending on the loan to value (LTV). The lowest five-year fixed […]
Profits pass £1.3m for Vernon Building Society in ‘difficult market’
Vernon Building Society has had another successful year in spite of a difficult market. The society helped 250 home buyers in 2016, including 26 first-time buyers. Mike Hanson, chief executive of the Vernon, said, “The changing market leads to more complex personal financial situations. “We are seeing greater demand for […]
Vernon Building Society launches cashback Help to Buy: ISA
Stockport’s Vernon Building Society is the first in the UK to offer an extra bonus to first-time buyers of up to £1,000 on its Help to Buy: ISA. Home buyers that save through a Help to Buy: ISA can benefit from a 25% boost to their savings from the Government […]
Vernon Poynton Brass Band appoints new director
The Vernon Poynton Brass Band has appointed a new director. Dane Stig Maersk directed the band at the North West Regional Championships in Blackpool in February following the departure of Neil Samuel. Maersk has now agreed to take on the role full-time. Band chairman Gary White said: “Stig is a […]