NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland announce 36 closures
NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland announce 36 more branch closures – check if yours is on the list
NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax, and the Bank of Scotland has announced 36 more branches are to close down.
The closures of the branches from four of Britain’s biggest banks stretch across the country from the Isle of Arran, in Scotland, to Penzance in Cornwall.
Lloyds has taken the largest hit with 18 branches shutting their doors, 15 Halifax banks will close, two at Bank of Scotland, while NatWest has announced one closure, with the closures beginning in 2024, reported The Mirror.
NatWest previously said its ‘customers are shifting to mobile and online banking, because it’s faster and easier for people to manage their financial lives’.
In a previous statement, the bank spokesperson said: ‘We understand and recognise that digital solutions aren’t right for everyone or every situation, and that when we close branches we have to make sure that no one is left behind.
NatWest is shut down one branch having seen a ‘dramatic change’ in the way people bank as more customers go online
Halifax has announced 15 of its banks will close down from the start of 2024 including in Leeds and Penzance, in Cornwall
‘We take our responsibility seriously to support the people who face challenges in moving online, so we are investing to provide them with support and alternatives that work for them.’
Lloyds Banking Group also said customers are moving towards digital banking.
The full list of closures and the dates they will close are listed below
Bank of Scotland
Isle of Arran – January 31
Millport, Scotland – February 20
Halifax
Batley – June 24
Bicester – February 7
Bodmin – June 20
Cleckheaton – January 1
Gosforth – January 8
Hailsham – February 19
Hatfield – June 25
Leeds – Januar 9
Penzance – February 20
Sheldon – April 22
Stourbridge – January 10
Uckfield – February 1
Aberdeen – January 11
Edinburgh – February 26
Glasgow – February 5
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the most closures with 18 branches set to close their doors for good
The Bank of Scotland will close two branches with the first coming on January 31 in 2024
Lloyds
Batley – June 24
Bexhill-on-Sea – February 6
Bodmin – June 20
Burgess Hill – February 12
Cradley Heath – February 8
Gateshead – January 9
Hailsham – February 19
Haverhill – June 25
Hertford – February 12
Llantwit Major – February 8
Withington – January 9
Nailsea – February 2
Portishead – September 9
Royston – June 17
Saffron Walden – February 2
Seaham – June 19
Stretford – March 12
Uckfield – February 1
NatWest
Princes Street, London – August 29
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