Banking group NatWest have announced today a further 36 branches across the UK will close down between 2023 and 2024.
This decision has come as a blow to high streets across the country, and will continue the trend of the departure of banks from shopping hotspots, reports the Mirror. In an update on Wednesday, NatWest confirmed they will close 34 of their branches between September 2023 and July 2024.
They also announced that their sister bank, RBS, will shut down two additional sites in November 2023. This news means the total number of NatWest sites to close in 2023 and 2024 now stands at 140, while the RBS figure rises to four.