{"id":640738,"date":"2026-06-16T00:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/640738\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T00:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:24:13","slug":"halifax-and-lloyds-bank-closures-six-kent-high-street-branches-to-shut-including-in-canterbury-ramsgate-and-ashford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/640738\/","title":{"rendered":"Halifax and Lloyds bank closures: Six Kent high street branches to shut, including in Canterbury, Ramsgate and Ashford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Five more bank branches are to depart Kent\u2019s high streets this autumn.<\/p>\n<p>Bosses have announced a fresh wave of closures, with 31 Lloyds Bank sites and 48 Halifax branches to shut across the UK.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 855 549\" alt=\"Canterbury's Halifax branch in St George's Street is to shut. Picture: Google\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"D67M26VSU2BNRFV2SSDE.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.56\"\/>Canterbury&#8217;s Halifax branch in St George&#8217;s Street is to shut. Picture: Google<\/p>\n<p>Four of the Halifax sites are in Kent, including the one in St George\u2019s Street, Canterbury, which will shut on September 28.<\/p>\n<p>Ashford\u2019s Castle Street branch will then shut on October 13, followed by Ramsgate\u2019s Queen Street site on October 26, and the Halifax in Windmill Street, Gravesend, on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>Chatham\u2019s Lloyds will close on October 5.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, said: \u201cWith access to one of the biggest branch networks in the UK, alongside local banking options like our Community Bankers, the Post Office, PayPoint, plus our leading apps and 24\/7 messaging service, we offer our customers more choice and convenience than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest closures come after Lloyds Banking Group announced it would shut 95 branches in February.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1435 947\" alt=\"Ashford's Halifax branch in Castle Street is to shut\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"LOA6M3LQ7WGWJ50B5VHP.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.52\"\/>Ashford&#8217;s Halifax branch in Castle Street is to shut<\/p>\n<p>Along with the five branches closing in the autumn, Lloyds Bank in Sevenoaks High Street will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/sevenoaks\/news\/it-s-incredibly-disappointing-high-street-bank-branch-to-338656\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also shut its doors this Thursday<\/a> (June 18).<\/p>\n<p>If all the planned closures go ahead, Lloyds Banking Group would be left with 531 branches across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, reports circulated the banking giants could phase out Halifax in a move which could bring an end to the 173-year-old brand.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood no decisions have been made about its future.<\/p>\n<p>But, if it were to be phased out, there would be no change to customers\u2019 account numbers, or the protection they automatically have under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if banks fail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 861 490\" alt=\"Lloyds Bank's branch in Chatham High Street is to shut. Picture: Google\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"K5R0ZUGFKVRGNIOWQ4NS.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.76\"\/>Lloyds Bank&#8217;s branch in Chatham High Street is to shut. Picture: Google<\/p>\n<p>By October, Halifax will stop taking on new customers entirely and existing account holders will be gradually migrated to Lloyds Bank, reports say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Five more bank branches are to depart Kent\u2019s high streets this autumn. 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