Overview

• Lloyds Banking Group will close 49 branches between January and October 2026 — 26 Lloyds, 10 Halifax and 13 Bank of Scotland — with the full list and dates published.
• The group says all affected employees will be offered roles elsewhere, leaving a network of 705 sites across its three brands after the closures.
• Cash-access network Link has recommended 11 new shared banking hubs in response, including Harborne, Ryde, Stamford, Chepstow and Totton.
• NatWest has a separate tranche of 20 branch closures scheduled throughout October 2025, citing strong customer adoption of mobile and online banking.
• Which? reports more than 6,500 UK branches have closed since 2015, as banks direct customers to Post Office counters, shared hubs and PayPoint cash deposit options.