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Barclays £200 switch offer for opening a Bank Account (09/06/2026 to 27/08/2026)
Barclays have launched a new switch offer for their Bank Account. T&Cs. Conditions: + Download the Barclays app to open a Barclays Bank Account. You must use the app to open your account. + Pay at least £2,000 into the Barclays Bank Account you’re switching to within 30 days of opening the account, + Start your application…
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HSBC £500 Premier Account switch offer + £290 Premier Elite Mastercard cashback (23/03/2026 to TBC)
New HSBC switch offer starts today. While it's marketed at high earners, don't let that put you off. T&Cs (updated to reflect the £290 credit card offer). Update: 14/04/26: Switch bonus (now known as the "welcome reward") has been increased from £250 to £500. Update: 27/07/26: An extra £290 cashback is now available for…
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Lloyds Banking Group new app layouts
The Bank of Scotland and Lloyds apps have been updated and it organises your accounts on the main page into categories. I quite like this. It feels more organised.
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Santander ID and income check
I wasn’t sure whether to post this here or over on the Banking board but decided to post here as this board seems to be used more frequently. This morning, when I logged into my Santander account which I have held since the Alliance & Leicester days, I was asked for proof of ID and for details of income. I needed my…
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Credit card for spending abroad!
For many years I have been using Halifax clarity card without a problem. Last year I was picking up my hire car in Spain and the car agency will not accept my Clarity card for the excess deposit as it did not have my full name (only initial and surname). They said the only option is to pay for their rediculousley expensive…
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Which bank do you use for your main account?
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switching burner account, how soon ?
I've switched from Monzo to Natwest and bagged the £200. Is there a recommended time to wait before switching to someone else ?
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Is the Nationwide app any good?
How do rate the Nationwide app, is it any good?
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Lloyds App Log On Glitch - Anyone Else ?
MrsM has just signed up to Lloyds on line banking and has downloaded the app to her phone and tablet. On both devices every time she tries to log on she gets a red bar at the top with a message along the lines of "we are having technical problems, please try again". Closing the app and trying again does not fix this. But…
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Co-op Packaged Bank Account
Hello all. I'm a packaged bank account refugee from First Direct. I'm plumping for the Co-op Everyday Extra account as it's MSE recommended, cheapest and best matches First Directory. I need the Co-op account as a joint account to cover us both - does that mean I would need to switch a joint account over in order to get…
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Lloyds Premier - worth upgrading from Club for BUPA?
I noticed my Lloyds app saying I was eligible for a Lloyds Premier account recently. This surprised me as I had it in my head you needed a £100k income to qualify, but it seems paying in £5k pcm does the trick. As my salary goes in and straight out to a savings account for a few days at the end of the month before coming…
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Resident's Association bank account
Hi Everyone I am the treasurer of a small park home resident's association. We have been operating for nearly three years and our annual income is in the range of £100 to £150; expenditure is minimal. The committee have decided that we need to open a bank account. I have done some research, including following up on…
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When will the switch offers change dates?
I last had a Nationwide switch offer in 2021, it is now going into 2027 with most now saying you can't have have EVER had a switch offer. Bummed.
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First Direct Perks
Seems like a new reward scheme incoming?
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Bank of Scotland £175 switch offer (19/05/2026 to 04/08/2026)
Launched today. Applies to Classic, Silver and Platinum Accounts only. + Requires switching over 3 active and paid direct debits as part of the switch (please see UPDATE below in this post). + No requirement to move any cash across. + You must open your account and start your switch on or before 4th August 2026. + You must…
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Card to use in Spain
hi all I am a Club Llyods banker. Have a monzo account too going to Spain next week. Just wondered which card is going to best to use or does it matter? thanks in advance
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Nat west not accepting 9 digit account reference
I'm trying to add a Principality building society new cash ISA account to my NatWest current account payees list. As is common with building societies the same account number and sort code are given to everyone, it's the individual savings account number that is entered into the reference section and identifies where the…
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Zopa biscuit account with 2% on DD
I opened my account last year before it was renamed Biscuit! I got £30 from a £1500 DD transaction done with my connected Moneybox account. Now that I am into a second year does the 2% on the DD still occur? I actually did another £1500 DD transaction. Though gather now they only pay £2.50 per month on £125 transactions.…
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Santander App Verify ID Problems
Getting so stressed with this. Asks me to take a photo of my passport which keeps failing. I am now on holiday for a few weeks and they are threatening to restrict my access to our joint bank account. My passport is at home! What will the restrictions be? Can I go to our branch and take my passport on when we get back? I…
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Bank of Scotland switch bonus - have I left it too late?
I've recently setup a Chase account as a burner for switching from. Only just realised that time has almost run out for the Bank of Scotland bonus though - tomorrow is last day! It needs to "include the transfer of a minimum of 3 active direct debits from your old account". I have already setup 3 (Shelter, Halifax CC and…
