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This is the age of the average first time buyer in the UK

Data shows the area with the youngest average first time buyer

The Independent UK

‘£850 to skip the queue’: how scammers are exploiting driving test delays

Criminals claim there are ways to get a licence without exams. Accepting puts you at risk of identity theft and even prison

The Guardian - UK

Santander UK’s chief to step down ahead of TSB merger

Mike Regnier said he wants to pursue ‘other interests’ so it is the right time to step down from the Spanish banking giant.

Evening Standard

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Driving test backlogs could be fuelling rising scams against learner drivers

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The Independent UK

Learner drivers urged to beware of fake lessons and test offers – this is how to spot them

One scam saw someone pay £500 for 20 lessons up-front only for contact to dry up once the payment was made

The Independent UK

Learner drivers warned about fake offers of tests and driving lessons

Fraudsters are offering driving lessons and fast-tracked tests that simply do not exist, TSB said.

Evening Standard

Scottish bank's historic B-listed headquarters put on sale for £18.5m

THE historic B-listed Edinburgh headquarters of TSB Bank have been put on sale ...

The National (Scotland)

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Spain's BBVA Bank To Start Sabadell Offer Monday

Spanish banking giant BBVA said on Friday its tender offer for smaller national rival Sabadell would start on Monday after its hostile bid received the stock market regulator's green light.

International Business Times

TSB apologises to customers after app and online banking go down

It is understood that banking services in branches and on the telephone are working as normal.

Evening Standard

TSB app down: Online banking not working in hours-long outage

TSB’s banking app has gone down, leaving customers unable to see their money.

The Independent UK

Sabadell shareholders approve £2.65 billion sale of TSB to Santander

Some analysts think the sale could make it easier for Sabadell to rebuff a potential hostile takeover bid by rival group BBVA.

Evening Standard

Sabadell shareholders approve sale of TSB to Santander as BBVA threat looms

Banco Sabadell on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of its British subsidiary TSB to Banco Santander for around €3bn. The transaction seeks to shield the group's independence from the hostile takeover bid launched by BBVA.

Euronews

The huge number of first-time buyers relying on parents for a deposit revealed

The vast majority of first-time buyers are now leaning on parents, research shows

The Independent UK

Boomerang buyers: 80% of first-time buyers moved back in with parents to get on the property ladder

On average, recent first-time buyers said they had saved for nearly three years

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Santander axes 2000 jobs and warns more cuts are possible

High street lender Santander UK revealed it has axed over 2,000 jobs and warned more roles may need to be cut as part of an ongoing overhaul.

Evening Standard

Santander axes 2,000 jobs and warns more cuts are possible

The group announced last October it was cutting more than 1,400 jobs across the UK bank and said in March it was closing another 95 branches.

The Independent UK

Why UK bank cut thousands of jobs despite £764m profits

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The Independent UK

Major bank slashes thousands of jobs in company overhaul

Santander reported a 5 per cent decline in pre-tax profits, reaching £764 million for the first six months of 2025

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Evening Standard

Santander sees more than 2,000 jobs go in ongoing overhaul as profit dips

Santander reported a 5% fall in pre-tax profits to £764 million for the first six months of 2025.

Evening Standard

More than half of people who acted on social media financial advice ‘lost money’

TSB is urging people to do their research to check that content is accurate, before acting on money advice.

The Guardian - UK

Holiday spending: eight ways to save money and cut card costs

From debit and credit cards, to using hard cash, plan ahead to avoid paying more than you need to

Evening Standard

Self-made people ‘holding estimated £40.7bn in under-utilised cash savings’

Santander UK, which published the research, suggested that financial education should be embedded into apprenticeship schemes.

The Guardian - UK

Santander takeover of TSB is boost to Reeves as she fights to keep City’s trust

Purchase spares chancellor potential embarrassment of the Spanish high street lender giving up on UK

Evening Standard

Santander's TSB takeover: What it means for your account

Santander's acquisition of TSB for £2.9 billion could reshape UK banking, affecting 5 million account holders. Here's what it might mean

Euronews

Spain's Santander buys TSB Bank to boost presence in the UK

The Spanish lender is about to become the third-largest bank in the UK by share of personal current accounts, after the deal is closed.

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