What’s next for the UK housing market in 2026? Outlook on interest and mortgage rates, first‑time buyers, rental reform and regional trends from Lloyds Banking Group.
What’s next for the UK housing market in 2026? Outlook on interest and mortgage rates, first‑time buyers, rental reform and regional trends from Lloyds Banking Group.
There has been a sharp increase in those over the age of 40 caught channelling fraudulent funds through their bank account over the last year, according to new data from Lloyds Bank.
British teenagers say they go online for help on everything from hair hacks to video game tips, with one in three (33%) preferring to seek advice on the web to avoid the ‘awkwardness’ of asking someone face to face.
Business confidence stabilised in September after falling for three consecutive months between June and August. The index remains at 16%, its joint lowest level since March 2021, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer.
Lloyds Banking Group has provided £1 billion worth of new funding for electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) this year across its motor finance and leasing businesses, Black Horse and Lex Autolease.
Lloyds Bank now offers Smart Start - a unique combined spending and saving account, designed to give 11 to 15 year olds freedom to independently manage their money, while providing parents with oversight of the account, displaying it alongside parents’ own in their online banking.
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