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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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

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'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

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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

Chronicle Live

Sunday Times best place to live in Northern Ireland named

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

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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

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

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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.

Daily Mirror

Halifax offering new customers free £175 to switch - see if you're eligible

Bank customers who switch to a Halifax Reward Current Account or Ultimate Reward Current Account could bag £175 if they make the move before April 3

Daily Mirror

Fraud warning issued to Santander, NatWest, Barclays and other banking customers

With the "abundance" of phishing scams currently in circulation looking to steal bank details and other personal information, the number of victims will likely increase

Wales Online

Average UK house prices fall by £8,500 from August 2022 peak, says Halifax

The average UK house price in February was £285,476, as experts say affordability will continue to feel "challenging" for buyers

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