Lambeth Building Society
| Company type | Building Society (Mutual) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Fate | Merged with the Portman Building Society |
| Products | Savings, Mortgages |
The Lambeth Building Society was a UK building society. It was founded in February 1852 as The Number Three Borough of Lambeth Permanent Benefit Building Society.[1]
It merged with the Portman Building Society in 2006.[2] At the time of the merger, the Lambeth was the 20th largest building society in the UK, with assets of £1 billion.[3]
Following Portman's merger with Nationwide Building Society, branches adopted the Nationwide name.[4]
References
- ^ "Lambeth Building Society bows out after 154 years". London Se1. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ Building Society Mergers and Conversions since 1980 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Building Societies Association website (Retrieved 5 April 2007)
- ^ Lambeth Building Society announces decision to merge with Portman London SE1 Community Website (Retrieved 27 May 2008)
- ^ "Nationwide and Portman building societies to merge". The Independent. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2020.