Talk to your bank

If you or your business has financial problems, the best advice is to contact your bank as early as possible – they are likely to be besieged with similar requests, so the earlier you speak to your bank the better.

Some banks are offering mortgage holidays, others may increase your overdraft facility or loan facility during this period.

You can read our Q&A with a Natwest financial expert here, which provides information about eligibility for the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme here: Banking expert answers your frequently asked questions about CIBLS

Find more information at:

BARCLAYS

home.barclays/news/2020/03/supporting-customers-affected-by-coronavirus/

HALIFAX

www.halifax.co.uk/helpcentre/coronavirus/

HSBC

www.hsbc.co.uk/help/coronavirus/

LLOYDS

www.lloydsbank.com/help-guidance/coronavirus.html

NATWEST

www.business.natwest.com/business/support-centre/service-status/coronavirus.html

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

www.business.rbs.co.uk/business/support-centre/service-status/coronavirus.html