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Sample Financial Institution

Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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Harpenden Building Society

Bank · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameHarpenden Building Society
Year founded1953
Headquarters / registered countryHarpenden, United Kingdom
Websitewww.harpendenbs.co.uk
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Harpenden Building Society was formed in Harpenden in 1953 by a group of local businesspeople and is an independent mutual owned by its savers and borrowers; it says it has branches in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire (Harpenden, Leighton Buzzard, Radlett). It offers instant access, notice, fixed rate bond, Cash ISA, regular saver, young savers, trust, business and SIPP cash accounts. It describes itself as a specialist mortgage lender that assesses cases individually; it provides residential, holiday let and second home, self-build and limited company buy-to-let mortgages through intermediaries only. Accounts are managed through the Harpenden Online platform; some accounts, such as the Online ISA, can be opened with GBP 1. According to the Bank of England list and the FCA register, it is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the FCA and the PRA; the site states that eligible deposits are covered by the FSCS. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESSavings account · Cash ISA · Young savers and trust account · Business and SIPP account · Mortgage (through intermediaries)
MIN. DEPOSITGBP 1 (Online ISA)
PLATFORMSHarpenden Online platform
PRODUCTSSavings accounts · Cash ISA · Fixed rate bonds · SIPP cash accounts · Specialist mortgages

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 157260
Licence holderHarpenden Building Society
ScopeBuilding society authorised by the PRA according to the Bank of England building societies list of 1 Oct 2026; listed in the FCA register under Harpenden Building Society (FRN 157260), regulated by the FCA and the PRA.
StatusVerified

User complaints

User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.

Period reviewed: August 2021 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 5
  • Customer support: 2
  • Other: 1

No. 396 for most complaints among the 532 institutions with complaint records (918 institutions listed on the site).

RANK BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: 339. · Customer support: 294. · Other: 314.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on the Harpenden Building Society Trustpilot page (8) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Harpenden Building Society name are left out. Across the complaints, errors in ISA account opening and transfers, cuts to savings interest rates, and service towards elderly customers stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesharpendenbs.co.uk — homepage (footer), Our Story, Who We Are, Savings, Harpenden Online, Our Mortgages and Savings FAQs pages
Regulator recordsBank of England PRA list of building societies (1 Oct 2026) · FCA — Harpenden Building Society, FRN 157260 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompany registry details not stated on the site
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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