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

Santander rules itself out of race to buy TSB

Santander rules itself out of race to buy TSB… so could Virgin Money make a bid? Sources told The Mail on Sunday that Santander was not looking to buy TSB  Santander’s smaller Spanish rival Sabadell paid £1.7billion for TSB in 2015  By Emma Dunkley For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:21 GMT, 2 January 2021 … Read more

Santander extends branch opening hours

Santander extends branch opening hours after we told how banks were failing on service after lockdown eased By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 September 2020 Santander branches will be open from 9.30am until 4.30pm on Monday to Friday as of September 7 Santander … Read more

Barclays and Santander reveal 677,000 borrowers have taken payment holidays

Hundreds of thousands of customers of Barclays and Santander have taken payment holidays on credit cards, personal loans and mortgages, the banks revealed in results today. At the same time, official figures from the Bank of England show households have cleared billions of pounds of debt over the last few months. Britain’s third-largest mortgage lender … Read more

Santander ups monthly Lite fee and cuts cashback on phone and internet bills

Santander doubles the account fee for its Lite current account customers and slashes cashback perk for phone, internet and TV bills In October Santander’s cashback for 123 and 123 Lite accounts will change The monthly fee for the 123 Lite account will double from £1 to £2  Santander says changes are the result of the … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Santander won’t repay our €7,000

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  P.H. writes: We sold a property in Spain. The proceeds were transferred to us here in the UK, … Read more