Businesses across the UK and US are growing increasingly concerned about the impact of global trade tensions, according to early findings from Santander’s Spring 2025 Trade Barometer, released ahead of the full report in May.
Santander UK has announced that, from Thursday 17 April, it is reducing interest rates across its mortgage products including its home mover, first-time buyer, new build, remortgage and buy to let range.
From today (15 April 2025), new and existing Santander customers aged between 20 to 251 can nab themselves a free four-year railcard when they open any Santander savings account or cash ISA before 31 May 2025.
Santander UK is today launching ‘The Santander Quarterly Scamtracker’, which shows that a total of £18,404,965 was stolen from customers in the first three months of 2025.
From today (Friday 28 March) customers looking to purchase or remortgage a home can borrow more from Santander UK. It becomes the first major lender to reduce residential affordability rates in response to the FCA’s call earlier this month for lenders to design their affordability rates to best meet their customers’ needs, in a market where interest rates are declining.
Santander has today launched a new range of Fixed Rate ISA products1, with a £50 voucher offer2 for customers transferring in £10,000 or more from a non-Santander ISA.
New research from Santander UK shows the Government’s upcoming Warm Homes Plan should be welcomed by households in 2025, as more than half (52%) of UK residents now view improving the energy efficiency of their home as a priority, up from just over a third (37%) in 2023.
New research by Santander1 reveals that 44% of young people say investing is the financial skill they would most like to learn about, despite nearly 8 in 10 (79%) having never created a basic budget.
Santander has announced the launch of three monthly prize draws for new and existing customers who invest in a Stocks and Shares ISA through the Santander Investment Hub between 18 February and 31 May 2025. The three prize draws will give customers an opportunity to win 150 prizes, with a total prize pool of £30,000.
Santander is warning loved-up Brits to stay vigilant this Valentine’s Day, following new data from the bank showing that nearly £8 million was handed to romance scammers in 2024.
Santander UK has reported it saw a 130% increase in mortgage applications in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023, as buyers rush to secure a property purchase during the Government’s stamp duty holiday.
As demands on housing stock continues to grow, more home buyers are setting their sights on new towns. The latest research among mortgage brokers from Santander has uncovered that over 80% of mortgage brokers are seeing an uplift in client interest in new town developments.
Santander for Intermediaries has today unveiled three new broker pledges for 2025, as it aims to address some of the most common challenges experienced by intermediaries in the market.
Santander UK has today announced changes to its mortgage and base rate linked savings products following the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to decrease the Bank of England base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.50%.
Santander has announced that it will be ending its £150 switcher offer on Wednesday 5 February 2025, with switch requests accepted until 23:59 on 5 February.
Santander UK today announces that William Vereker, Board Chair, has indicated his intention to step down from the Santander UK plc and Santander UK Group Holdings plc Boards (the "Boards") during the course of 2025, once a thorough appointment process and orderly handover have been completed.
