House prices reach £250k and are up 7.3% in a year, says Halifax

The average home now costs nearly a quarter of a million pounds with mortgage approvals hitting their highest level since the month the financial crisis began to erupt.  Rising activity in the housing market pushed the price of the average home up 7.3 per cent in the last 12 months to £249,870, according to the … Read more

Armed police swoop on Halifax branch where ‘man on mobility scooter poured PETROL on floor’

Armed police swoop on Halifax branch where negotiator speak with ‘man on mobility scooter who poured PETROL on floor’ sparking evacuation of bank Police were called 2.10pm to reports that a man poured petrol inside a bank  Nearby buildings have been evacuated and people are being asked to avoid area  A negotiator is on the … Read more

Halifax pulls its two-year fixes as lenders continue to pull up the drawbridge

Goodbye to Britain’s favourite mortgage? Halifax axes two-year fixes for remortgage customers as lenders continue to pull up the drawbridge Halifax has pulled two-year fixed deals for remortgage customers Experts say the lender wants to retain low-risk customers for longer  Banks and building societies continue to limit who they will lend to   By Will Kirkman … Read more

Former Neighbours star Mavournee Hazel unveils dark transformation on Halifax: Retribution

Former Neighbours star Mavournee Hazel unveils dark transformation on Halifax: Retribution By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:42 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 13:42 BST, 8 September 2020 She might be best known for playing Piper Willis on the long-running soap Neighbours. But it seems Mavournee Hazel’s Ramsay Street past is well and … Read more

Halifax will close its £100 switch offer a week early but you can still snap it up

Halifax will close its £100 switching offer a week early… but newcomers still have until midnight tonight to get their hands on the welcome bonus Halifax launched a £100 switching bonus at the start of August  It was the first current account bribe in six months It was originally due to end on 14 September … Read more

Best current accounts: Halifax launches £100 switch offer

Current account customers who switch to Halifax using the official service can get a £100 bonus from today, in a move that might help revive competition among banks and building societies.   Those who earn hundreds of pounds from regularly switching accounts will hope the move from one of Britain’s biggest banks will spur others into … Read more

Halifax says property prices fell 0.2% monthly in May 2020

Property prices have fallen for the third month in a row in May as coronavirus stalled activity in the market, a housing report shows. However, the decline has been modest, with just a 0.2 per cent monthly downturn in values, according to the Halifax index. The fall took the average house price in Britain to … Read more

Halifax index: House prices fall in April 2020 thanks to coronavirus

House prices in April 2020 were still 2.7 per cent higher compared to the same time last year despite the coronavirus outbreak, new monthly data from Halifax reveals. However, property values were down by 0.6 per cent in April compared to in March, the biggest monthly fall in two years, according to the lending giant.  … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Obesity, gender and race death risks examined

Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths: Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why certain groups including the overweight, men and ethnic minorities are more likely to die Matt Hancock has ordered health officials to trawl through victim records He said it was too early to suggest weight was a factor but data … Read more