Santander to close 139 agencies this year

PeacefulWaters

It looks like it's more than just duplicate branches in the same town too.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2560785/Santander-accused-penalising-smaller-communities-announces-closure-139-branches-Britain.html?ICO=most_read_module

200,000 customers to be affected.

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

Vote with your feet if your are affected then

System

Are they are all duplicated branches and agencies?

kirkbyinfurnesslad wrote: »

Vote with your feet if your are affected then

Herbalus

About time too for some branches!

Although I don't like to see anyone lose their job, in my town there are two branches next door to each other. I think they have slightly different functions, but are separate buildings. I know this because when I went in to collect post I'd had sent to the branch, the cashier couldn't find it so went round to the branch next door to see if it had arrived there by mistake!

itsanne

There's two next door to each other in my town too, and neither are ever very busy. It was only a matter of time before one would have to close. I'm surprised it's taken so long.

reclusive46

itsanne wrote: »

There's two next door to each other in my town too, and neither are ever very busy. It was only a matter of time before one would have to close. I'm surprised it's taken so long.

lol same here in Norwich. One is much bigger as well, so everyone just seems to go in that one.

molerat

From the article linked

Santander, which has 14million customers in the UK, defended the move, pointing out that the branches being closed are called agencies and are not part of its core network of around 1,000 branches.

So the headline does not match the facts.

Surprised there are not more branches going though, I live in a small town and we are now down to 2, the lease ran out on the ex Abbey branch so that closed last year leaving the ex B&B and A&L still going, both of which have had internal re-fits.

eskbanker

molerat wrote: »

So the headline does not match the facts

Well it is a Daily Mail piece after all, you're not expecting balanced and rational reporting of facts when there's some exaggeration and scaremongering to be done, are you?

tommytiger1985

The 139 closures are just the agency outlets. Apparently it would not be cost effective to try and bring the agencies in line with the branch standards, hence the closures.

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

Agencies seem to be a thing of the past

System

Agencies are ok when you have a small branch network but this isn't the case with Santander after absorbing A&L plus B&B.

They are supposedly considering gobbling up Clydesdale & Yorkshire banks in the next 18 months too.

tommytiger1985 wrote: »

The 139 closures are just the agency outlets. Apparently it would not be cost effective to try and bring the agencies in line with the branch standards, hence the closures.