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Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges

Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter

The Guardian - UK · May 5

Lloyds takes £151m hit from Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment

Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for Britain

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

Lloyds profits plunge 36% as it feels impact of UK car finance scandal

Bank’s drop in quarterly earnings comes after it put aside further £800m to cover expected wave of driver claims

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

UK house prices will not stop falling until 2025, Lloyds predicts

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender forecasts 5% drop over this year and another 2.4% decline in 2024

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023

Lloyds profits jump by 46% amid higher interest rate charges

But bank expects margins to drop because of tougher competition for mortgage and savings customers

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Lloyds beats forecasts with 46% profit rise after interest rates boost

Banking group expects the economy to fall by 0.6% in 2023 overall, slipping into a 'mild recession' over the first three quarters

Insider UK · May 3, 2023

UK house prices will fall by 8% next year, Lloyds predicts

Values could plummet by nearly 18 per cent in worst-case scenario as interest rate rises make property less affordable

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022