Pre-Budget Report - Key issues
Policy Consultation 2 December 2004
Comment from the Building Societies Association, the Investment Management Association, Which?, Help the Aged, Age Concern, the Federation of Small Business, the Forum of Private Business, the Business Services Association, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the British Property Federation, Construction Products Association, the Local Government Information Unit, British Retail Consortium, Association of British Insurers and the National Consumer Council
Building Societies Association
Government Affairs Website
Building Societies Association: Welcome
Government Affairs Website Page
Adrian Coles - director general of the Building Societies Association
Stakeholder Interview 22 December 2003
Question: What was your response to the announcement of the review of the Financial Services and Markets Act?
Forum Brief: Financial regulation
Policy Consultation 24 November 2003
Speaking to the FT on Monday, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority, Callum McCarthy, expressed his concern about overlaps between the FSA and the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Forum Brief: Interest rates
Policy Consultation 6 November 2003
The Bank of England has increased interest rates despite warnings that the move could hit Britain's struggling manufacturing sector.
Forum Brief: Mutual Advice
Policy Consultation 26 August 2003
Housing charity Shelter and the Building Societies Association have published a new guide to advise people about how to deal with mortgage arrears.
Forum Brief: Housing market
Policy Consultation 21 August 2003
Record numbers of British homeowners are switching to fixed rate mortgages.
Forum Brief: House of Commons reform
Policy Consultation 30 October 2002
MPs have narrowly backed Robin Cook's modernisation of the House of Commons.
Forum Brief: Savings Plan
Policy Consultation 7 October 2002
Families on low incomes will each be given up to £1500 as part of a new government scheme which is designed to encourage people to start saving.
Forum Brief: ATM charges
Policy Consultation 22 May 2002
Some bank customers could face new charges for using cash machines, despite a promise by operators not to levy them, it has been reported.
Forum Brief: Mortage lending
Policy Consultation 20 March 2002
New figures have revealed that building society gross advances amounted to £2,147 million in February, increasing from £2,112 million in January.
Forum Brief: Interest rates
Policy Consultation 7 February 2002
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has announced that it is to leave interest rates unchanged at four per cent.
Forum Brief: Interest rate decision
Policy Consultation 10 January 2002
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has left interest rates unchanged at four per cent.
