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Larne Main Street. Pic: Google

Coffee shop and gelateria proposed for former bank in Larne town centre

A five-storey office building in the Gasworks area of Belfast, the former Halifax is going to get a green light to become a nursing home. Image: Google

Three well-known Belfast buildings to get green light to become care homes

House prices are rising faster in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK, two consecutive reports this year have found (photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

House prices in NI continue to soar far faster than any other UK region

House prices in Northern Ireland are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK (photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Shortage of new homes 'behind Northern Ireland house price rises'

The extraordinary Piece Hall in Halifax is like an Italian Piazza

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The average UK house price jumped to a new record high of £299,862 in October after jumping by £1,647 month-on-month, according to an index. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Northern Ireland house prices rise by largest amount in UK

A man takes money from a cash machine at a branch of Lloyds Bank. The banking group will close 49 branches across the UK between January and October 2026 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Your bank branch could be no more as 49 more vanish from high street

Siobhan McAneney, Asda Omagh

NI Asda customers find lucky golden tickets to win a year's supply of fuel

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New mobile banking feature lets you deposit cash on the weekly shop

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Payday outage leaves thousands locked out of major banking apps again

Keir Starmer is trying to work with Donald Trump to counter US tariffs.

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An estate agent's "sold" board stands outside a residential building.

Watch: Map shows the areas where house prices are rising the fastest

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Two major banks resolve payment issues, with services 'back to normal'

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Major banking group closing 136 local branches across the UK

Property sold and for sale signs. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

House prices up £25k in little more than a year as NI has strongest growth

Property sold and for sale signs. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

House prices rise faster in NI than anywhere else in UK
House prices are rising faster in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK.
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UK’s fastest house price rise, but property values are still the lowest

House prices across the UK have reached new heights, with the latest figures from Halifax revealing significant increases, including a historic milestone in Northern Ireland

NI continues to record the strongest annual house price growth in the UK

The top reason driving people to move was the fact it may not meet their mobility needs as they get older

More than half of homeowners want to ‘improve not move’ their home

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Halifax and Lloyds online banking down for thousands of customers

Estate agent 'For Sale' sign on street of houses

Average UK house price jumps by more than £2,200 in a month

Halifax in Portadown, Co Armagh is to close permanently following fire in February, 2024

Halifax decision not to re-open Portadown branch is a 'big blow' says Lockhart

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Editorial: Northern Ireland house prices are stable now, and that is good

According to the company director of Northern Ireland’s John Minnis Estate Agents, which has offices in Belfast, Holywood, Bangor, Comber and Donaghadee, ‘this trend will be sustained throughout the coming months’. PIctured is John Minnis

As NI property market rises, 2024 looks promising for those hoping to sell

“Borrowing costs remain far higher than they were before the Bank of England began hiking interest rates at the end of 2021, so there is still a risk of mortgage arrears rising from here.” Alice Haine, personal finance analyst at Bestinvest

Cost of Living: NI average house price ends year at £192,153, 4.1% increase

Police are investigating after three men were stabbed in Halifax

Breaking Murder investigation launched after 3 men stabbed
A man has died after being stabbed in Halifax town centre, while a second man is in a critical condition
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Pedestrians walk past a branch of a NatWest bank in London.

36 more bank branches to close across UK next year - full list

House prices have declined by an average of 0.3% across the UK according to Halifax. Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire

Property prices: Average cost of a home in Northern Ireland falls by 0.3%

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have all announced more closures coming this year

Lloyds, Halifax & Bank of Scotland to close 53 more branches

Halifax to close its branch in Lurgan, Co Armagh. Photo courtesy of Google.

Halifax to close Lurgan branch

Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty to running the iSpoof website

Breaking Fraudster jailed for running multimillion-pound scam website in UK

Property prices are falling

Property for sale: Average UK house price fell by £1,000 month-on-month in April

Ed Sheeran addresses rumours he turned down King Charles Coronation Concert as fans ‘disappointed’ at absence

Ed Sheeran addresses rumours he turned down Coronation Concert

Halifax’s online and mobile banking services are down leaving thousands unable to access their bank accounts

Halifax internet banking leaves users without access to accounts

The most expensive seaside location in Great Britain is Salcombe, where the average property goes for £1.2 million - 33% (more than £300,000) higher than in 2021. (image: Adobe)

Breaking Most expensive place to buy a seaside home in Britain revealed

The UK’s top trending destinations to get away this Easter

Northern Ireland’s Dion Charles with his man of the match award after defeating San Marino in Thursday night’s UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier at the San Marino Stadium.

Dion Charles 'confident in his own ability' after netting first NI goals

Martin Lewis pictured on set of The Martin Lewis Money Show (Credit: Multistory Media/Jonathan Hordle/ITV)

Martin Lewis names banks offering switching deals of up to £200

TK Maxx and Homesense to close stores across the UK - full list

Customers use a NatWest bank on the High Street in Winchester, south west England on March 31, 2021. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

NatWest to close a further 23 bank branches across UK - full list

Halifax are set to close dozens of branches (Photo: Adobe stock)

Over 80 Halifax branches set to close

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

Halifax reveals towns & cities with biggest property price increases

The most expensive streets in England and Wales have been revealed

House prices showing biggest fall since 2008. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

House prices record biggest monthly fall since 2008 in November

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Average UK house prices have fallen back from previous record high in September.

Average Northern Ireland house price increased 10.9% in past year

Kelly Firth took her grandson's on a trip to Blackpool using the winnings.

‘It was a sign’: Daughter wins lottery using dead mum’s numbers

Halifax customers have been experiencing issues today. (Pic: Getty Images)

Halifax internet banking and credit card issues - what we know

Review your banking needs in advance of Halifax branch closures

Lloyds and Halifax to close 66 more UK branches by next year - full list

NI house prices

Northern Ireland tops for annual house price inflation

NI house prices

Northern Ireland is the strongest performer for annual house price growth

The company will be closing a number of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lloyds Banking Group to close 60 branches as customers continue to bank online

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