The Spanish financial institution mentioned the transfer follows prospects utilizing extra companies on-line.
Illustrative inventory picture of Santander signal. (Picture: Getty)
Santander is completely closing 13 branches within the UK subsequent week, with dozens extra to observe in Could. Initially of the yr, the excessive avenue financial institution mentioned it was flattening the shutters on 44 of its areas nationally, with 4 closing in January.
It confirmed on the time {that a} additional 40 branches could be serving prospects for the final time by the tip of Could. The Spanish financial institution mentioned the transfer comes as change was because of prospects more and more choosing on-line companies, in step with a development seen throughout the key the lenders. Santander mentioned that 96% of buyer transactions had been now carried out through digital platforms.
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13 branches are closing subsequent week (illustrative picture of Santander department) (Picture: Getty)
Santander reportedly mentioned 291 jobs had been in danger as a result of newest closures. The newest spherical of shutterings come lower than a yr after the financial institution introduced in March 2025 that it was closing 95 branches, affecting 750 workers.
In July final yr the financial institution’s then UK CEO Mike Regnier, mentioned that round 2,000 jobs had been misplaced within the previous yr as a part of the financial institution’s restructuring. Mr Regnier had mentioned then that additional job losses “would possibly effectively be” seemingly, as reported by The Mirror.
Santander has pledged that any branches impacted will probably be succeeded by “group bankers” by means of Santander Native shops or shared banking hubs.
It means prospects in affected areas will proceed to have the ability to entry in particular person companies, the financial institution mentioned.
The newest set of closures begin on April 28, 2026 with dozens extra closing over the primary three weeks of Could.
The 13 branches closing subsequent week embody:
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – April 28
- Boston, Lincolnshire – April 28
- Evesham, Worcestershire – April 28
- Mould, Clwyd – April 28
- Ramsgate, Kent – April 28
- Woking, Surrey – April 28
- Bangor, County Down – April 29
- Bridgwater, Somerset – April 29
- Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire – April 29
- Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – April 29
- Newbury, Berkshire – April 29
- Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire – April 29
- Tonbridge, Kent – April 29
Branches closing in Could
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham – Could 5
- Gosport, Hampshire – Could 5
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire – Could 5
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – Could 5
- Pontefract, West Yorkshire – Could 5
- Welwyn Backyard Metropolis, Hertfordshire – Could 5
- Glengormley, County Antrim – Could 6
- Leyland, Lancashire – Could 6
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – Could 6
- Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan – Could 6
- Northallerton, North Yorkshire – Could 6
- Ringwood, Hampshire – Could 6
- Andover, Hampshire – Could 12
- Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan – Could 12
- Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – Could 12
- Macclesfield, Cheshire – Could 12
- Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – Could 12
- Cwmbran, Gwent – Could 13
- Golders Inexperienced, London – Could 13
- Heswall, Merseyside – Could 13
- Redditch, Worcestershire – Could 13
- Stranraer, Wigtownshire – Could 13
- Newton Abbot, Devon – Could 19
- Stafford, Staffordshire – Could 19
- Banbridge, County Down – Could 19
- Liskeard, Cornwall – Could 20
- Shirley, West Midlands – Could 20
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