THE HALIFAX AGENCY based at John Dennis, Chartered Surveyor and 
Estate Agent premises in Hedon, closed yesterday. The prospect of closure had prompted anger from local residents and Halifax customers and led to a petition and a campaign in opposition.
John Dennis, has released the following statement about the closure. The statement contains good news about enhanced replacement services being put in place at the 21, St Augustine’s premises:
“I know the closure of the HALIFAX Agency at my office has come as quite a blow to our many customers – and of course to my firm and its staff, however it isn’t all bad news.
After serving the Halifax for 10 years at our office in St. Augustine’s Gate in Hedon, I was informed, in July, by the powers that be within the Lloyds Banking Group that they no longer wish to continue using independent agencies in locations such as this. So we, along with 249 others around the country are having that contract terminated, our agency being ended with effect from 14th October. Bad news, not only for us and our staff, but also those many faithful customers who have relied upon the Halifax for so long.
However I’ve not allowed the grass to grow beneath my feet and have been successful in securing an agency with the Santander Bank, who have been actively seeking out around 100 of the most successful Halifax Agents and recruiting them to their brand. This means that our old customers can continue to come into the office and carry out their banking as they always have, simply by opening an account with our new bank.
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