High road banks are closing at a speedy charge with over 160 branches throughout main firms scheduled to shut by the tip of this yr. Among the Mass closures, banks have additionally revealed much more are anticipated to shut in 2026. The change throughout banks comes as much less clients are banking in branches, however fairly desire coping with their accounts on-line or by way of cellular app.
Lloyds Banking group, which incorporates, Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland, additionally annouced that it will likely be closing quite a few branches throughout its community each this yr and subsequent, and a major variety of the closures can be happening subsequent month.
The banking group plans to shut greater than 130 branches between May 2025 and March 2026, and 26 closures are scheduled for October.
Lloyds Banking Group has reviewed why every department can be closing down, and the documented critiques may be discovered on every of the three particular person banks’ web sites.
The group has additionally taken measures to make sure that clients can proceed accessing banking providers, together with having a Community Banker go to an space after a department closes. Depending on unbiased critiques, the group might arrange a Banking Hub or Deposit Service in a close-by location.
Customers can even use any Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland department, no matter which financial institution they’ve an account with.
Lloyds Bank mentioned: “Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland are proud to be a part of the identical household and now you can use any of our branches to your on a regular basis banking. The easiest and quickest method to do your banking is by utilizing our app or on-line. But, if it is advisable use a department, now you can go to any Halifax or Bank of Scotland department. We’re proud to be a part of a household.
Full List of 26 Halifax, Lloyds, and Bank of Scotland Branches Closing in October:
Halifax
- Bexleyheath, October 23
- Blackpool, October 29
- Bristol (Kingswood), October 8
- Carmarten, October 6
- Crewe, October 14
- Derby, October 23
- Eltham, October 29
- Folkestone, October 9
- Hayes (Hillingdon), October 6
- Hove, October 20
- London (Woolwich), October 1
- Mold, October 16
- Sittingbourne, October 15
- Southport, October 23
- Stretford, October 15
- Telford, October 22
- Thetford, October 1
Lloyds
- Bury, October 21
- Kidderminster, October 16
- London (Tooting), October 8
- London (Walthamstow), October 22
- Southall, October 15
- Stoke-on-Trent (Trent), October 10
Bank of Scotland
- Callander, October
- Edinburgh (Corstorphine), October 29
- Pitlochry, October 30
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2109751/lloyds-halifax-bank-of-scotland-closures-october