Covers a range of topics relating to mortgages and the wider housing market.
Covers issues relating to savings accounts and payments.
Covers developments in conduct of business regulation
Covers issues relating to the corporate governance and constitution of building societies.
People related matters such as talent development, apprenticeships and diversity.
Internal and external accounting assurance and matters relating to tax.
The regulation and supervision of firms to ensure their safety and soundness under the remit of the Prudential Regulation Authority.
A new legal aid scheme to support borrowers at risk of repossession (member only content).
A wide range of statistics relating to the UK mortgage and housing markets.
Research, analysis and guidance about our members and the issues that affect them.
Retail savings data including net receipts and deposits, ISAs and interest rates.
Operational and financial information about building societies. Includes AGM & financial results and remuneration details.
Submission and publication deadlines for BSA data and reports.
Bank Rate cut to 4.75% but pace of rate cuts expected to moderate in wake of Budget
News and views on topical issues from the BSA and guests.
View our latest press releases and comment here.
The BSA's quarterly magazine covers whats happening in the world of building societies, credit unions and the wider financial services sector.
A quarterly survey that assesses consumer sentiment regarding the UK property market.
View biographies and download photos of the BSA's key spokespeople
BSA speeches from events and seminars
View the latest webinars, training and other events open to members, associates and other stakeholders
View our latest BSA Annual Conference and comment here.
View our latest Past events & summaries and comment here.
Learn how to promote your event to the BSA's membership.
Employment Rights Bill Webinar (18th November 2024)
Find factsheets on mortgages, savings and the building society sector.
Track building societies that no longer exists and get a link to its successor's website.
Find mortgage instructions and specific requirements setting out individual building society policies.
The UK Savings Week campaign aims to get people engaged in saving.
Toolkits to develop Workplace Savings are available here.
Here you can find our publications, responses to consultation documents, mortgage instructions, statistics and sector job vacancies.
Find out more about the BSA and the sector.
Contact details for each of our 49 members.
Our Associate members include a wide range of companies from insurers, banks, accountants, solicitors, and other business suppliers to BSA members.
The National Credit Union Forum (NCUF) is the Credit Union Committee of the BSA.
View biographies and download photos of our key spokespeople
Vacancies for senior management, executive and other positions at the BSA and its member organisations
Find out the wide range of benefits of joining the BSA as an associate member.
The Building Societies Association is the voice of the UK's building societies.
Useful information for those wanting to start a self or custom build project
The term self build can be misleading as relatively few individuals physically build their own home. A typical self builder may do some of the work but primarily they manage the process of building their own home including finding the plot and engaging the different parties in the build. A custom build approach more typically involves a prepared plot of land with services already supplied and a single main contractor for the build. Joint research from the BSA and NaCSBA is available here.
Self build is where you find a plot of land, determine the design of your home, and then select a contractor to build it.
Custom build is where you buy a pre-prepared plot of land and then engage with a specialist design and build contractor to construct it.
NaCSBA works with Governments and the wider industry to promote the self build and custom build sector. For more information about NaCSBA, a link to its website is available here.
For news and information about the self build sector, NaCSBA also runs a Government endorsed website called the Self Build Portal. A link to the website is available here.
Since 1 April 2016, the Right to Build requires local authorities in England to maintain a register of people and groups in their area who want to have a role in an owner-commissioned home, whether that be for Custom Building, Self Building or through community-led housing, such as cohousing or Community Land Trusts. People can either sign up as individuals, or as groups of people who want to build together.
Everyone in England is entitled to sign up to the Right to Build registers in their neighbourhood, under the Right to Build legislation.
The following building societies provide finance for self and/or custom build projects. Contact them directly for more information:
Bath Building Society
Beverley Building Society
Buckinghamshire Building Society
Chorley Building Society
Darlington Building Society
Dudley Building Society
Earl Shilton Building Society
Ecology Building Society
Furness Building Society
Hanley Economic Building Society
Loughborough Building Society
Mansfield Building Society
Melton Mowbray Building Society
Penrith Building Society
Progressive Building Society
Saffron Building Society
Scottish Building Society
Stafford Railway Building Society
Suffolk Building Society
Swansea Building Society
Vernon Building Society
Simon Rex
simon.rex@bsa.org.uk