UCB Home Loans Corporation Ltd is a specialist mortgage lender of Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society is a British building society, and is the largest in the world. It has its headquarters in Swindon, England, and maintains significant administration centres in Bournemouth and Northampton...

, working primarily through regulated intermediaries. UCBHL operated out of a single location in Sutton

London Borough of Sutton

The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It is one of the southernmost boroughs of London...

 with over 300 employees, relocating to Bournemouth

Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...

 and merging with the Portman Building Society

Portman Building Society

The Portman Building Society was a UK mutual building society, providing mortgages and savings accounts to UK consumers and offering loans to commercial enterprises. Its head office was located in Bournemouth and its administration centre in Wolverhampton...

's The Mortgage Works in 2007 following Nationwide's merger with the Portman.

It ceased new lending on the 31st of October 2008.