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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to shut 136 bank branches

LLOYDS Banking Group is to shut 136 more high street branches as it accelerates plans to cut costs and digitise the bank ...

The National (Scotland)

Lloyds to shut 136 high street branches - full list of banks set to close

The branches will be shut between May this year and March 2026

Evening Standard

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to close 136 high street bank branches

The closures are due to begin in May as the group concentrates on its online services

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Lloyds Banking Group to shut 136 high street branches

The group said it will shut 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May this year and March 2026.

The Independent UK

Lloyds bankers could face bonus cut if not in office two days a week

Group reviews office attendance as part of performance-related bonus targets for senior employees

The Guardian - UK

House sales fell back by 8% month-on-month in November – HMRC figures

Some 92,640 property sales were recorded in November 2024, which was 8% lower than the previous month.

Evening Standard

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to share bank branches but union fears it means more closures

Lloyds Banking Group, which owns all three brands, said the changes were good news for customers as it gives them more choice and flexibility.

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to share bank branches in latest shake-up

Lloyds Banking Group, which owns all three brands, said the changes were good news for customers as it gives them more choice and flexibility.

Evening Standard

Lloyds to let customers use Halifax and BoS branches, raising job cut fears

Account holders at the group’s three brands will be able to use any of their locations, but unions fear site closures

The Guardian - UK

Stamp duty changes ‘will motivate’ first time buyer boom in early 2025, lender says

Stamp duty changes will make buying a house more expensive from April

The Independent UK

UK house prices dip for first time since March, says Halifax

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender says say affordability could hamper further rises in the months ahead

The Guardian - UK

UK long-term borrowing costs rise to highest since 1998 – as it happened

Government plans to sell £297bn of bonds this fiscal year, the second-highest on record

The Guardian - UK

House prices fell for the first time in nine months - but lenders warn it won’t last

The looming deadline for stamp duty relief will motivate more aspiring home owners to get into the market

The Independent UK

House price growth expected to come under further pressure as 'impact of Budget starts to bite'

Halifax said it is expecting to see modest house price growth in 2025

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The Independent UK

Stoke leads house prices higher while London languishes – report

Halifax data showed buyers in 2024 were seeking affordability and looking to areas which had seen steep falls in 2023.

Evening Standard

House prices surge in UK regions while London growth lags behind

Buyers in 2024 were seeking affordability and looking to areas which had seen steep falls in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Stoke heads UK list of biggest annual house price growth, says Halifax

Jump of 17.2% in 12 months to September for city, while Huddersfield had largest decline

The Guardian - UK

UK house price predictions for 2025: with pay rising and rates falling, they’ll just keep going up

Nothing seems to stop the relentless march of property values, even with a stamp duty increase looming

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The Guardian - UK

Average UK house price hits record £300,000 as demand remains undented

Cost of housing at all-time high, Halifax reports, as mortgage lengths and borrowing multiples grow

The Guardian - UK

Average UK house price hits record £298,083, says Halifax

Property prices increase by 1.3% in November, the fifth consecutive monthly rise

Evening Standard

Average UK house price reached new record high of £298,083 in November

Property values increased for the fifth month in a row in November, the bank said.

The Independent UK

Average UK house price reached new record high of £298,083 in November – Halifax

Property values increased for the fifth month in a row in November, the bank said.

Evening Standard

Buying a home in London just got cheaper as wages rise and house prices stall

But interest rate cut optimism is dangerous and deposits requirements still insurmountable for many

The Independent UK

Some first-time buyers ‘rushing to beat stamp duty deadline as others pause’

The analysis by Rightmove was released as Halifax identified the UK’s most and least affordable locations to buy a home.

The Guardian - UK

Packaged UK current accounts: are the perks worth the money?

For a monthly fee, banks offer everyday banking with all kinds of enticing extras. We examine how the ‘freebies’ stack up

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