Halifax axed as banking giant set to disappear from UK high streets A phased closure of Halifax branches could begin as early as this summer, according to reports Evening Standard · May 18
Halifax bank could be set to disappear after 173 years – here’s why IN FULL The Independent UK · May 18
Halifax could vanish from high streets after 173 years as Lloyds considers major shake-up Bosses are reportedly expected to announce the end of the brand this summer The Independent UK · May 18
Lloyds considers scrapping Halifax brand after 173 years on high street The banking giant has shut hundreds of high street branches over recent years. Evening Standard · May 18
HMRC's £900 Cheque Turns Into Nightmare — Woman Forced to Drive 94 Miles Says Lloyds Has 'Forgotten Rural Britain' Lloyds' policy change on Post Office cheque deposits impacts rural communities, with Annabel Yates' 94-mile journey highlighting access challenges for customers. International Business Times UK · May 15
Vistry cautions over steep fall in half-year profits The housebuilder is also seeing materials and labour costs rise as the Middle East conflict takes its toll on the sector. Evening Standard · May 13
All the London High Street chains closing stores in 2026 The Standard’s list of all the confirmed high street closures in London this year Evening Standard · May 5
Lloyds admits thousands more customers’ data exposed in IT glitch IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 28
More than 500,000 Lloyds and Halifax customers may have been affected by glitch More than 6,000 people have now received payments The Independent UK · Apr 28
Leeds 3-0 Wolves, Newcastle 1-2 Bournemouth, Cardiff and Bromley promoted – as it happened Leeds all but booked safety while Newcastle plunged to another home defeat on a decisive day in the EFL The Guardian - UK · Apr 18
UK House Prices Drop Below £300K — But Buying A Home Is Still Out Of Reach For Many Halifax says UK house prices fell 0.5% in March to £299,677 ($383,000), the first drop of 2026, as the Iran conflict drove mortgage rates higher. International Business Times UK · Apr 8
Average UK house price falls amid market uncertainty and Iran crisis IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 8
UK house prices fall in March amid uncertain impact of Middle East conflict Average price dips back below £300,000 after higher energy costs have knock-on effect on mortgage rates The Guardian - UK · Apr 8
Average UK house price fell by 0.5 per cent month on month in March House prices ‘may prove resilient’, even if uncertainty weighs on market activity in the near term Evening Standard · Apr 8
The Independent UK · Apr 8 Average UK house price fall in March as market uncertainty hits Halifax blamed uncertainty in the housing market due to Middle East conflict for the drop
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27 Almost half a million Lloyds customers had personal data exposed in IT glitch Letter from group published by MPs blames 12 March glitch on software update to its mobile banking apps
TechRadar · Mar 27 Lloyds admits nearly half a million banking customers affected by account glitch exposing transaction data Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers may remember that weird app glitch – now we know a lot more.
The Independent UK · Mar 27 Lloyds pays out £139k in compensation after IT glitch lets customers view other accounts The incident affected nearly half a million customers across its Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland brands
Evening Standard · Mar 27 Nearly half a million Lloyds customers hit by data breach after IT glitch The bank has so far paid out £139,000 in compensation to 3,625 customers for distress and inconvenience linked to the incident.
The Independent UK · Mar 18 Major £100 contactless card limit rule is set to change — what you need to know The contactless limit has been changed several times previously
The Independent UK · Mar 18 The best cash ISAs and savings accounts in April paying highest interest rates Top deals beat inflation by more than 1% - make sure your cash is working hard
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Lloyds faces questions over ‘troubling’ banking app glitch that showed other users’ transactions One customer said she was able to see the transactions of six different users over a 20-minute period
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 UK regulator examines IT glitch that enabled bank customers to see others’ accounts on app Information Commissioner’s Office made aware of incident affecting Lloyd’s, Halifax and Bank of Scotland
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Lloyds investigating after customers report seeing other people’s transactions The bank is looking into reports that some customers using Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Halifax apps were able to see other users’ transactions.
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland experience 'technical glitch' as customers shown other users' transactions Hundreds of customers reported problems on Downdetector UK, a website that tracks service outages, on Thursday morning