Newcastle Building Society Named Best Regional Building Society At Prestigious 'What Mortgage' Awards
26th June 2017
We are delighted to announce Newcastle Building Society has beaten off stiff competition from around the country to be named as the UK's best regional building society.
The Society was chosen in a vote by members of the public and mortgage brokers to take the title at the 2017 What Mortgage Awards, which aim to recognise and reward the best businesses in the UK's mortgage and personal finance markets.
The award was presented at a ceremony in London last week. The Society was also highly commended in both the 'Best Lender Customer Service' and 'Best Fixed Rate Mortgage Lender' categories.
We are proud to be the largest building society in North East England, and the eighth largest in the UK.
We employ more than 1,000 staff, the majority of which are located in our Newcastle and North Tyneside head office centres, and have a comprehensive branch network across our heartland area of North East England and Cumbria.
Our gross residential lending increased by 46% to £496m last year, and we helped more than 700 first time buyers get a foot on the property ladder in 2016.
Michael Conville, head of mortgage operations at Newcastle Building Society, says: "We're thrilled to be chosen to win this award, which is a real testament to the dedication, expertise and sheer hard work of teams across the Society, who are committed to providing the best possible service.
"It's especially pleasing that the votes for this award were cast by the members of the public, and by mortgage brokers, with whom we work so closely.
"Our aim is to continue to prudently grow our residential mortgage business by offering excellent products that meet homebuyers' requirements in what remains a highly competitive mortgage market, and to enable even more people buy their own homes in the places they want to live.
Joanne Atkin, Group Editor at What Mortgage, said: "The What Mortgage Awards are voted for by the general public so this award is a reflection of the good service Newcastle Building Society provides to its customers."
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