Blog
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Community
How to rebuild your finances following financial abuseFinancial abuse occurs when someone takes control of your finances. We explore how to take back control of your money to work towards getting a mortgage.
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Community
Take Five: tips on how to avoid fraudTo help combat and prevent the likelihood of falling victim to fraud, various schemes and initiatives have been set up to protect us. Take Five is a national campaign that offers straightforward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud.
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Corporate
171st AGM and an introduction to Suffolk Building SocietyOn 30 March 2021 we held our 171st AGM, including reports from Chairman, Alan Harris, and CEO, Richard Norrington along with an introduction to the new Suffolk Building Society look and feel. It also includes responses to member questions which have been submitted in advance of the AGM. Watch the full video here.
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Community
The importance of sleep for health and wellbeingGood sleep is something we’re all looking to maximise. In this blog, we have outlined the importance of getting sufficient rest and the steps to achieving better sleep in our busy lives.
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Savings
Working from home due to COVID: are you entitled tax relief?If you have been working from home as a result of COVID-19, you could be entitled to claim money back on the additional costs created.
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Corporate
Financial results for year ending 30 November 2020Despite the impact of COVID-19, the Society remained firmly open for business, achieving good financial performance, growing the mortgage book and improving our capital position, whilst continuing to deliver services safely and remotely where possible.
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Community
How’s home schooling going for you?Let’s face it, no parent, grandparent or guardian knew that a global pandemic was about to hit and 11 months on we would have racked up over 5 months of home schooling (maybe longer for those who have been shielding).
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Mortgages
A new dawn for custom and Self BuildHousing in the UK has barely changed in 100 years, both in terms of innovation and also delivery, which makes it unique in terms of a contemporary consumer market. But custom and self build has the potential to change this, bringing vitality and quality to our new homes market
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Corporate
A guide on voting and how we'll contact voting membersAs a mutual society we’re owned by our members, and we encourage everyone to have their say and use their vote. Find out more about how this works and how we’ll be contacting our members with their voting information.
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Savings
Is Coronavirus accelerating a cashless society?Alongside a rapid decline in cash use in recent years, a report from Which? has found 34% of people have been unable to pay with cash at least once since March when attempting a purchase. But what does this mean for the UK and what issues would we face as a cashless society?
