Press releases

Santander is a major lender for personal loans and mortgages and a growing challenger in the small business market.

Every day across the country we provide a range of financial solutions to help both individuals and businesses.

Santander UK named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2021 which recognises UK employers’ efforts to work towards gender equality

UK CEO Nathan Bostock appointed as Head of Investment Platforms at Banco Santander

Manchester-based occupational health services business, Healthwork, has undertaken a buyout of a shareholder after one of its executives decided to sell their stake in the company. 

From Tuesday 20 April 2021, people looking to buy a new home can apply for one of three, fee free, 95% LTV mortgage products provided by Santander, as part of the Government’s Mortgage Guarantee Scheme. 

Santander UK has provided MJ Gleeson with an additional £35m of funding to help the business meet its target of growing the business beyond its target of 2,000 homes a year.

Santander has today announced plans to close 111 branches by the end of August 2021 in response to the ongoing shift by customers towards mobile and online banking, a long-term trend which has been accelerated by the pandemic.

Santander has today announced plans to consolidate its office sites into six main locations across the UK and introduce more flexible working.

New research by Santander UK with small and medium sized business decision makers explores how the pandemic has shifted the shape of Britain’s workforce skills and needs of employers1. As the vaccine roll out continues and with the roadmap to reopen laid out by Government, nearly a quarter (23%) of small business decision-makers say that the pandemic has changed the skills and characteristics they will look for in future employees. 

Santander has launched a first of its kind Savings and Investments calculator helping users to understand and compare how the returns on their money could perform in both cash savings and investments.

Santander is, from today, launching a free, “Home Energy Report” – detailing steps customers could take to improve the energy efficiency of their home.

Santander UK today announced the appointment of Graham Calder as interim Chief Information Officer and Daryl Brookes as Director of IT Operations & Service Delivery.

Half of working adults (48%) in the UK believe the pandemic has impacted their career prospects, according to new research from Santander UK.

XUM is one of the leading wholesale memory ram sellers in the UK. The business sources IC-chips from recycling centres and refurbishes them for use in computing and gaming products. 

Rotherham based Planet X is a specialist bike retailer that operates solely online. Its bikes are designed by its in-house team and retail at up to 50% less than equivalent high street prices. In 2020, Planet X’s 50 employees acquired the business from its founders and set up an Employee Owned Trust1. The business has now moved its banking to Santander UK and is accessing a range of facilities to support its ambitious international growth plans. 

Santander UK has provided MarineGuard Systems, a company designing, developing and installing marine security systems on superyachts and offshore facilities, with new government-backed banking facilities.  The new arrangement includes the restructuring of the company’s working capital facility and an innovative bond solution to release funds otherwise tied up in ongoing contracts. 

Santander UK has been awarded Top Employer status in the UK by the Top Employers Institute.

Small and medium sized businesses that have suffered due to COVID-19 don’t expect to recover to pre-pandemic levels until summer 2022, according to new research published by Santander UK.

Santander UK today announces the appointment of Rakshit Kapoor as Chief Data Officer for Santander UK and Head of Data Transformation for Europe.

From 12 April 2021, Santander will be reducing the in-credit interest rate for its 1I2I3, Select and Private Current Accounts, from 0.6% to 0.3% on balances up to £20,000, giving customers up to £60 in interest per year on their in-credit balance. Santander will also be lowering the fee on its 1I2I3, Select and Private Current Accounts from £5 to £4 per month.