Building Society/Estate Agency To Close

The branch in Market Harborough will close at the end of the month

A combined building society and estate agency on Market Harborough’s High Street is set to shut at the end of the month.

It’s after the Nottingham Building Society, which owns Harrison Murray, announced is it to transfer its estate agency and lettings activity to the Belvoir Group.

The move has put 120 jobs at risk – three other branches in Leicestershire are also earmarked for closure.

Chief Executive Officer of The Nottingham, David Marlow, said; “The vast majority of the Society’s estate agency and lettings activity will transfer over to the Belvoir Group and it will cease trading as its own estate agency and lettings operation for new business by the end of August.

“This will regrettably result in the closure of three standalone estate agency branches and three combined building society and estate agency branches which are more focused on estate agency at the end of July, as well as impacting a number of field based and central support roles.

“The transfer will impact a number of our team members and we have already spoken to them all personally and will ensure they are fully supported through this process. From the outset our key priority has been to protect as many jobs as possible.”