I have this morning found out that the Halifax Agency within Jones & Chapman, 248 Hoylake Road is to close on the 27th October. This is a further blow to Moreton having recently lost Johnson the Cleaners at the Cross. The nearest Halifax Branches to Moreton will be Birkenhead and Wallasey.
I have spoken to Halifax and they say they are closing all agencies Nationwide, which means we will be losing Greasby as well. Customers in Moreton will be encouraged to use LloydsTSB which is part of the same group. Quite ironic seeing as there was always a queue as the Moreton branch!
My humble “emergency fund” was banked there. As soon as I got the letter this morning, I closed the account, walked across the road with a cheque and put it in a Barclays ISA which pays a higher rate anyway.
I think it’s a decision that’ll backfire on the Halifax. Hopefully, some of the staff will be absorbed by Jones & Chapman.
I too will be closing my account there and opening one at the Post Office which is the other alternative to the Bank where Halifax suggested accounts could be but I have a current account with another bank (also moved from Moreton a number of years ago) and it was just as easy to open a savings account at the Post Office to use as my “cash till”. I don’t like using the hole in the wall type of banking.
This is the second time a Building Society has left Moreton – Birmingham Midshires left a number of years ago – transferred to Upton and then they closed so accounts became of the postal variety.