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.
Lloyds has supported London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) with the issuance of a £500m Plain Vanilla Listed Bond (PVLB), marking the first new issuance in the PVLB format. The transaction was also supported by Barclays, HSBC, NatWest and RBC Capital Markets who acted as joint bookrunners.
UK exporting businesses could unlock their full trading potential with the first AI tool from Lloyds designed to reduce the administrative burden which sees UK exporters losing up to 500,000 days of valuable time every year.
Ambitious businesses from across the North of England are being backed to grow by mayors and the private sector through a new Northern 500 programme announced by Government.
Partners across the UK–Bangladesh trade corridor, including Lloyds, today announced the successful completion of a digitally executed documentary collection involving an exporter from Bangladesh.
Business confidence rose six points to 47% in October as economic optimism and firms’ own trading outlook improved, according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer. Business sentiment is higher than at the start of the year with firms referencing strong demand, while cost pressures continue to present a challenge.
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