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UK’s best place to live: The list starts with East Hertsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 721.3 KB) (31 January 2020)

2020 expandable section
January

First-time buyers' costs soar over last yearopens in a new tab. (pdf, 643.0 KB) (25 January 2020)
2019 expandable section
December

House prices have trebled since the Millenniumopens in a new tab. (pdf, 650.3 KB) (31 December 2019)

Home is where the cash is for the North Westopens in a new tab. (pdf, 366.9 KB) (28 December 2019)

Holidays are coming: don’t let thieves steal your Christmasopens in a new tab. (pdf, 413.5 KB) (20 December 2019)

Halifax UK Housing Market Outlook for 2020opens in a new tab. (pdf, 273.2 KB) (19 December 2019)

Piggy banks no longer the whole hog as pocket money starts moving onlineopens in a new tab. (pdf, 322.0 KB) (02 December 2019)
November

Halifax goes digital to take hassle out of content insuranceopens in a new tab. (pdf, 314.7 KB) (27 November 2019)
October

Spooky sites cast a spell over local house pricesopens in a new tab. (pdf, 383.9 KB) (31 October 2019)

Beat the burglars as the clocks go backopens in a new tab. (pdf, 361.6 KB) (23 October 2019)

Generous Generation: The giving grandparents dishing out over a tenner in pocket money every weekopens in a new tab. (pdf, 400.8 KB) (21 October 2019)
September

Bristol is the least affordable city in the South Westopens in a new tab. (pdf, 468.8 KB) (17 September 2019)

First-time buyers face highest deposit in a decadeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 646.7 KB) (12 September 2019)
August

Mini Millionaires: Kids expect to pocket £1.3m salary when they grow upopens in a new tab. (pdf, 583.0 KB) (26 August 2019)

Don’t get into a spin with the rules of the road: top tips to avoid being caught in the headlights when driving in Europeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 346.7 KB) (16 August 2019)

The Big Summer Bribe – parents paying kids to stay off techopens in a new tab. (pdf, 425.4 KB) (12 August 2019)

Not a Brum deal: homes in Birmingham soar 58% in a decadeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 404.3 KB) (08 August 2019)

Wonderwalls - Manchester homes up 50%opens in a new tab. (pdf, 403.3 KB) (08 August 2019)
July

Halifax introduces new card freeze options for credit card customersopens in a new tab. (pdf, 381.7 KB) (15 July 2019)

UK adults have avoided going for that new job, moving house or getting married, as it’s too stressfulopens in a new tab. (pdf, 282.3 KB) (06 July 2019)
May

Mortgage free for three – Winners announced in Halifax Mortgage Prize Drawopens in a new tab. (pdf, 420.6 KB) (12 May 2019)

Seek to sea more: £785k to anchor down and live in Britain’s most expensive seaside townopens in a new tab. (pdf, 340.4 KB) (05 May 2019)
April

Don’t let wet weather take the spring out of your stepopens in a new tab. (pdf, 380.4 KB) (26 April 2019)

Number of homes ‘earning more than their owners’ fallsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 530.6 KB) (23 April 2019)

When is your mortgage freedom day?opens in a new tab. (pdf, 490.1 KB) (16 April 2019)

Halifax makes it happen with new TV advertisementopens in a new tab. (pdf, 333.6 KB) (05 April 2019)
March

London mortgages least affordable in decade but national affordability remains steadyopens in a new tab. (pdf, 445.9 KB) (30 March 2019)

What time is it? Daylight robbery timeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 260.0 KB) (26 March 2019)

Gap between buying and renting closing but homeowners still better offopens in a new tab. (pdf, 373.4 KB) (04 March 2019)
February

First-time buyers make up biggest part of property market for first time in 23 yearsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 187.1 KB) (23 February 2019)

If you like it, then you should be insu(ring) it!opens in a new tab. (pdf, 264.3 KB) (08 February 2019)

Mid-sixties, a woman, and living in the South East? Halifax’s luckiest savers revealedopens in a new tab. (pdf, 335.1 KB) (05 February 2019)
January

Orkney crowned the UK’s best place to liveopens in a new tab. (pdf, 927.6 KB) (26 January 2019)

Don't forget the bite of the Beast from the Eastopens in a new tab. (pdf, 394.6 KB) (23 January 2019)
2018 expandable section
December

Halifax UK Housing Market Outlook for 2019opens in a new tab. (pdf, 147.8 KB) (20 December 2018)

Don’t leave your ‘home alone’: stop the Grinch from stealing Christmas cheeropens in a new tab. (pdf, 243.4 KB) (20 December 2019)
November

Don’t get caught out in the cold: top tips to prevent burst and frozen pipes this winteropens in a new tab. (pdf, 289.9 KB) (26 November 2018)
August

Don’t let local laws exhaust your va va voomopens in a new tab. (pdf, 215.8 KB) (21 August 2018)

Greater London house prices per square metre stall for first time in eight yearsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 330.4 KB) (18 August 2019)

First-time buyers stumping up £209,000 to get on property ladder opens in a new tab. (pdf, 273.7 KB) (11 August 2018)

Penny Lane: Premier League footballers could almost buy a house per game in Liverpoolopens in a new tab. (pdf, 304.8 KB) (03 August 2018)
July

Little misses get more moolah: Gender pay gap reversed when it comes to pocket moneyopens in a new tab. (pdf, 175.2 KB) (21 July 2018)

Silver sitters: grandparents clock up the hours to help plug summer holiday childcare gapopens in a new tab. (pdf, 212.7 KB) (13 August 2018)
June

Have a best-ival festival: don't let robbery ruin your raveopens in a new tab. (pdf, 196.6 KB) (29 June 2018)

All you need is a bucket, spade and £627k to live in Britain’s priciest seaside townopens in a new tab. (pdf, 313.7 KB) (23 June 2019)

Brits book ahead to seek summer sun, but leave it to the last minute to convert their cashopens in a new tab. (pdf, 242.2 KB) (19 June 2018)

Halifax opens biggest UK bank branchopens in a new tab. (pdf, 239.2 KB) (14 June 2018)
May

Down with the quids: children expect to earn over a millionopens in a new tab. (pdf, 120.5 KB) (25 May 2018)

Price of flats climbs £1,250 a monthopens in a new tab. (pdf, 298.5 KB) (19 May 2018)

Top tips for protecting your bling when getting hitchedopens in a new tab. (pdf, 208.3 KB) (04 May 2018)
April

Confidence in UK housing stuck at lowest levels for five yearsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 406.0 KB) (30 April 2018)

£1,000 cashback from Halifax for first-time buyers and home moversopens in a new tab. (pdf, 148.9 KB) (30 April 2018)

Budget conscious Brits now savvier at supermarket shopopens in a new tab. (pdf, 160.2 KB) (28 April 2018)

Are you celebrating mortgage freedom dayopens in a new tab. (pdf, 257.1 KB) (16 April 2018)

Home is where the dough is as homes earn more than owners in 1 in 5 areasopens in a new tab. (pdf, 240.6 KB) (16 April 2018)

Where to live Britain’s best country lifeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 603.6 KB) (01 April 2018)
March

One Millionth Customer Switches to Halifaxopens in a new tab. (pdf, 208.9 KB) (21 March 2018)

Don't let daylight savings cost your walletopens in a new tab. (pdf, 194.5 KB) (20 March 2018)

Most affordable mortgages in a decadeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 215.8 KB) (17 March 2018)
February

Don’t get bitten by the ‘Beast from the East’: top tips for surviving Siberian shiversopens in a new tab. (pdf, 317.8 KB) (27 February 2018)

First time buyers £27,000 better off than rentersopens in a new tab. (pdf, 257.2 KB) (17 February 2018)

Halifax £125 to switch is backopens in a new tab. (pdf, 337.3 KB) (09 February 2018)
January

Number of first-time buyers highest since 2007 despite deposits doublingopens in a new tab. (pdf, 310.4 KB) (27 January 2018)

Could your finances take a positive twist in 2018?opens in a new tab. (pdf, 250.6 KB) (18 January 2018)

Brits spend almost £900 to escape on holiday this winteropens in a new tab. (pdf, 237.0 KB) (16 January 2018)

Playing house: Next generation think property ladder is child’s playopens in a new tab. (pdf, 266.4 KB) (12 January 2018)

Cheltenham tops the table of 2017 house price winnersopens in a new tab. (pdf, 205.7 KB) (02 January 2018)
2017 expandable section
December

Bashful Brits reluctant to admit they hate their Christmas gifts – but are busy planning for 2018opens in a new tab. (pdf, 207.4 KB) (29 December 2017)

Costly kids: Almost a fifth of average salary spent on raising a childopens in a new tab. (pdf, 131.9 KB) (20 December 2017)

Hart Takes Back the Crown as UK’s Best Place to Liveopens in a new tab. (pdf, 319.6 KB) (16 December 2017)

Avoid a nightmare before Christmas: Protect your ho ho homeopens in a new tab. (web) (08 December 2017)
November

Total value of UK housing stock passes £6 trillion markopens in a new tab. (pdf, 507.1 KB) (29 November 2017)

Tooth fairy economy worth £450 millionopens in a new tab. (pdf, 295.6 KB) (17 November 2017)

Halifax joins forces with Google to help crack puzzling property termsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 339.3 KB) (15 November 2017)

Winter is coming: Is your home storm-proof?opens in a new tab. (web) (03 November 2017)
October

Halifax reveals Britain’s top spots for bringing up the kidsopens in a new tab. (pdf, 568.9 KB) (14 October 2017)

‘Tis the season to start saving for Christmas or face a ho-ho-hole in your financesopens in a new tab. (pdf, 173.6 KB) (09 October 2017)
September

Country life costs Brits £44,000opens in a new tab. (pdf, 382.1 KB) (30 September 2017)

First for Halifax as Bank scoops AbilityNet Seal of Approvalopens in a new tab. (pdf, 229.7 KB) (14 September 2017)
August

Brits busy building as basements are in and conservatories are ouopens in a new tab. (web) (23 August 2017)

Canny Brits pay off holiday credit – before setting foot abroad opens in a new tab. (pdf, 207.8 KB) (11 August 2017)
July

Teenage tantrums as kids demand mum and dad bankroll their digital livesopens in a new tab. (pdf, 93.4 KB) (22 July 2017)

Halifax turns to YouTube stars to help teens manage their moneyopens in a new tab. (pdf, 473.0 KB) (21 July 2017)
June

First time buyers, homemovers and remortgage customers benefit from Halifax £750 cashbackopens in a new tab. (web) (30 June 2017)

9 in 10 millennials choose to use cash abroadopens in a new tab. (pdf, 208.2 KB) (29 June 2017)

Halifax brings back £125 switching offeropens in a new tab. (web) (20 June 2017)

Key worker house purchase affordability doubles over past decadeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 317.3 KB) (17 June 2017)
March

Thunderbirds help launch biggest ever Halifax Savers Prize Drawopens in a new tab. (pdf, 413.1 KB) (26 May 2017)

Kids keen to cash in on new coin as pocket money hits nine-year highopens in a new tab. (pdf, 216.0 KB) (21 June 2017)
2016 expandable section
December

Is your home smarter than you?opens in a new tab. (pdf, 211.5 KB) (22 December 2016)
September

If you want to avoid a Christmas cash hangover...'tis the season to start budgetingopens in a new tab. (pdf, 86.5 KB) (19 September 2016)

Britain’s best place for bringing up kids holds top spotopens in a new tab. (pdf, 508.7 KB) (13 September 2016)
July

Money worries felt by one in three childrenopens in a new tab. (pdf, 239.4 KB) (22 July 2016)

Halifax most switched to bank on the high streetopens in a new tab. (pdf, 152.9 KB) (20 July 2016)
June

Home and Away: Brits taking a break, but staying close to homeopens in a new tab. (pdf, 155.0 KB) (27 June 2016)

See how your spending and lifestyle stacks up with Halifax’s ‘People Like You’opens in a new tab. (pdf, 378.1 KB) (21 June 2016)

Footie fans on target to spend £322m at Euro 2016opens in a new tab. (pdf, 404.7 KB) (11 June 2016)

The Flintstones are back from Bedrock to front the new Halifax advertopens in a new tab. (pdf, 375.7 KB) (07 June 2016)

Ker-ching! Children’s pocket money hits nine-year highopens in a new tab. (pdf, 233.4 KB) (03 June 2016)
May

Last chance to win up to £500,000 in biggest ever Halifax Savers Prize Superdrawopens in a new tab. (pdf, 152.9 KB) (04 May 2016)
April

Halifax brings Top Cat back to TV screens for new advertising campaignopens in a new tab. (pdf, 190.5 KB) (22 April 2016)

Halifax makes money management even easier with Balance Extraopens in a new tab. (pdf, 532.8 KB) (18 April 2016)
March

Halifax announces bumper £3million Halifax Savers Prize Superdrawopens in a new tab. (pdf, 152.9 KB) (15 March 2016)

Generation Save: The future is bright for savvy young saversopens in a new tab. (pdf, 255.9 KB) (10 March 2016)
February

Halifax Digital Dashboard: Rise of the deviceopens in a new tab. (pdf, 215.9 KB) (15 February 2016)
January

Halifax is one of the most switched to banks on the high street, according to latest dataopens in a new tab. (pdf, 248.5 KB) (21 January 2016)

Halifax Champions Digital Skills in First Libraries Partnershipopens in a new tab. (pdf, 467.9 KB) (20 January 2016)