Thousands of Santander customers unable to use mobile and internet banking due to ‘technical issues’

Thousands of Santander customers are unable to use mobile and internet banking and its app due to ‘technical issues’ Santander says it does not have ‘any timescales at the moment’ to fix problem  Some people are unable to use their debit and credit cards in supermarkets  Internet, mobile and app banking is down and phone … Read more

Is your Santander branch closing? Lender closing 111 UK banks

Is your Santander branch closing? Spanish-owned lender closing 111 banks across the UK by the end of August as it claims customers are switching to online Full list of 111 Santander branches closing this year can be viewed here Sites in New Malden, Surbiton, Sale and Twickenham among many being axed Number of jobs at … Read more

Is your bank closing? Santander shutting 111 branches by the end of August

Is your bank closing? Santander shutting 111 branches by the end of August amid claims customers are switching to online By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 09:18 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 09:18 GMT, 25 March 2021 Santander has announced it will close 111 branches up and down the country by the end of … Read more

Santander savers set to lose out as bank announces string of rate cuts

Santander savers set to lose out as bank announces a string of rate cuts to come in next month By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 23 March 2021 Santander is slashing the rate on its Easy Isa from a lowly 0.1 per cent to a … Read more

Our intervention gets reader’s £30,300 back from Santander

Battle: Jean Timmins made her own checks before her bank let the sums be paid Why should it often take the intervention of the press to get financial justice for consumers?  It’s a question I regularly ask myself – although I can’t deny I thoroughly enjoy the moment whenever a mighty financial services company caves … Read more

Brexit Britain can defy gloom says Santander boss

Brexit Britain’s economic recovery this year could be stronger than most experts predict, according to Santander chairman William Vereker said a return of business investment and consumers unleashing savings will drive growth  He believes the Brexit deal along with the roll-out of vaccines could lead to a stronger than expected bounce-back this year Mr Vereker expects a … Read more

Santander joins mortgage lenders turning off the tap for self-employed with new 40% deposit rule

Santander has become the latest lender to impose harsher restrictions on self-employed borrowers, excluding them from its lower-deposit mortgage deals.  The bank has said that new self-employed customers will only be offered mortgages to cover a maximum of 60 per cent of a property’s value. That means self-employed first-time buyers and most home movers will … Read more