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Average UK house price increased by 0.8% in March, says Halifax

The typical house price in March was £287,880, which was about 2% below a peak reached last August, according to Halifax’s report.

The Independent UK

UK house prices rise again in March; Tui says Easter and summer bookings strong – as it happened

House prices rise for third month in a row as annual rate slows to lowest in three and a half years

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live: Shares up despite US uncertainty, IMF predicts weakest global growth since 1990

The UK housing market continues to show resilience after mortgage lender Halifax today reported an average property price rise of 0.8% in March.

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Revealed: The cheapest and most expensive seaside towns to buy a home

Coastal properties aren’t only found in southern England – research found where house prices are low

The Independent UK

HSBC extends deadline for customers to secure bigger interest-free overdraft

HSBC customers now have until 10 May to increase their interest-free overdraft limit from £25 to £500. Lloyds, Nationwide and First Direct also offer similar support. We explain everything you need to know

The Money Edit

Revealed: The cheapest and most expensive seaside towns to buy a home

Coastal properties aren’t only found in southern England – research found where house prices are low

The Independent UK

Coastal homes: the most expensive places to buy seaside property in the UK

Salcombe in Devon has topped Halifax’s annual comparison of property prices in seaside towns.

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UK bank offering new cash boost to all customers

Halifax has launched new rates that could see people net more cash

Liverpool Echo

Warning to anyone who uses an ATM machine as changes introduced

Notemachine has announced it will charge users at more ATM cash machines

Liverpool Echo

Full list of NatWest, Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and RBS branches to close

More than 80 sites across the country are expected to shut between July and November

Insider UK

'I hope this is not a slippery slope of things to follow' - Whitley Bay Natwest branch is third bank set to close in town

Natwest is the third bank to announce closure in Whitley Bay since December 2022.

Chronicle Live

Lloyds announces branch in Carlton among dozens of banks to close

No jobs will be lost

Nottingham Post

NatWest and Lloyds to axe a further 81 bank branches

Banks say customers are rejecting traditional counter services in favour of online banking

The Guardian - UK

Lloyds, Halifax, NatWest and two other banks to shut another 80 branches - see full list

Bank closures have become the norm over the last few years as more people choose to do their banking online rather than in a branch

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Wales Online

Bank closures announced in 2023 including HSBC, Lloyds and Barclays - full list

More than 5,000 branch closures have been announced since January 2015 by banks and building societies

Chronicle Live

Full list of bank closures across the UK including in the North East - Halifax, HSBC and more

Nationwide, Santander, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds are also among the banks shutting several branches this year, with Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Durham affected

Belfast Live

Sunday Times best place to live in Northern Ireland named

Three locations in Northern Ireland are featured in the annual Sunday Times guide

The Guardian - UK

UK interest rate rise: what it means for you

How the new base rate of 4.25% might affect mortgages, house prices and credit cards

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Evening Standard

London renters now pay £3,000 a year more than homeowners on housing costs

Across the UK, owning a home is still cheaper than renting overall but the gap is closing

Daily Mirror

Renters £500 a year WORSE off compared to homeowners - see most expensive areas

Halfiax's research found that the average monthly cost of owning a three-bedroom house for first time buyers was £971 while for renters the monthly cost was around £1,013 a month

The Independent UK

Map: Widest gap in UK between renting and buying home revealed – what’s cheapest in your area?

Map shows where in the country renters are paying the biggest premium

The Guardian - UK

UK homeowners still better off than renters despite spike in interest rates

Average monthly cost of owning 3-bed home is £500 a year less than renting, but the gap is narrowing

The Independent UK

Home-owning still cheaper than renting overall but difference reduced – study

The average difference of around £500 per year between buying and renting has fallen from a peak in 2016, Halifax said.

Daily Record

Halifax to offer customers free £175 for switching - see if you're eligible

The deal, which will be live until early April, will be open to both new and existing Halifax customers.

Chronicle Live

Halifax offers new customers free £175 for switching their bank account

Banks and building societies often run promotional offers to tempt punters to store their earnings with them instead. Halifax have a brilliant deal on at the moment, but it expires April 3 - so you'll have to be quick.

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