The banking giant is making three city-centre apartments available for free to graduates interviewing in London, Birmingham and Manchester for a month, starting on 30 October.

The apartments are provided free of charge and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The initiative follows research released by the bank this week showing that graduates across the UK are spending an average of £506.55 on job searches after leaving university, on top of the average student debt of £50,800.