"The Building Societies Association is the trade association for the UK's building societies. There are 65 building societies in the UK with total assets of over £200 billion. About 15 million adults have building society saving accounts and over two and a half million adults are currently buying their own homes with the help of building society loans." (Source: http://www.bsa.org.uk )
For more information please contact the BSA directly.
The Building Societies Association
3 Savile Row
London
W1S 3PB
United Kingdom
Tel: (020) 7437 0655
Fax: (020) 7734 6416
http://www.bsa.org.uk
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: (020) 7066 1000
Fax: (020) 7066 1099
http://www.fsa.gov.uk
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
7th floor Lloyds Chambers
Portsoken Street
London
E1 8BN
Fax: (020) 7892 7301
http://www.fscs.org.uk