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Halifax app not working today?
Is it just me?
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Paying a deposit for bathroom materials pre-installation
Hello! I'm having 2 x bathrooms done by a bona fide LTD company. Within the terms is a request for deposit - several thousand pounds - via a BACS payment. How safe is this if, for example, the company went bust before the installation date in 8 weeks time? Many thanks in advance for any input / guidance.
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Anyone managed to use PayPal debit card as contactless payment???
Update for anyone else with same problem. I decided to order a physical card, arrived today, Paypal then gave me the options to activate it online using the 3 numbers on the back of the card. Ultimately you still need a 'physical' Debit card to use it! Customer Services doesn't seem to understand this process…
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switching
I am a TSB customer and I have seen that they have merged with Santander . Would I be still be able to switch to Santander and get the £180 because it will soon be the same bank.
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Best budgeting app for UK bank accounts in 2026?
Can anyone recommend a good budgeting app (that's not YNAB) that can connect with multiple UK bank accounts and help me track my cash flow so I can identify areas where I'm overspending? The well-known big names such as Quicken Simplifi or Monarch Money seem to be mainly America focused with little or no support of UK…
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Facial recognition
Does anyone here uses facial recognition to log in to their banking apps or approve payments? Would you recommend it or avoid it?
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Stuck in a loop opening Barclays account
I’m trying to open a Barclays account via their app to get the switch offer - I’ve tried twice now and reach the same roadblock. It reaches the final stage then says “We need to check a few more things” and I should come back later. A few hours later I get a text message saying “we’ve completed our checks, login to the app…
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Sharing the cost of living with a partner
I live with my girlfriend in a house which I own without a mortgage. I was lucky to be able to buy it with savings from a previously high earning career. It is a small house and was bought cheap in a cheap part of the country. Due to change of circumstances I now have a low paid job which no longer covers the bills. My…
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Cheaper Radio Times Subscription
I was horrified to find my elderly, web-unconnected Mum was paying £128 every 6 months for a Radio Times print subscription, when the standard price on their web site is £65, or £55 if bought as a gift. So I attempted to cancel on the web site and was offered a retention price of £27.50, which I decided to accept.…
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Downloading transactions from Barclays
Hi - I recently opened an Avios Barclaycard. I'd like to download a .csv file (or equivalent) of all transactions over a set period (e.g. prev calendar month) like I do with accounts I hold elsewhere, in order to run/analyse my budget. However, I can't seem to do this. The Barclays App doesn't seem to allow it and when I…
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Best home budgeting programme please.
Hi all. Many years ago I used microsoft money and then transferred to Home Accountz. That is now going to end at next computer update so I need a new programme. Please help. I like to keep a running record of all my transactions. Some which are regular transactions and across several accounts ie savings & current accounts.…
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Extra checks before sending insurance payouts — worth it or overkill?
Following on from a recent thread I had about Open Banking apps, I’ve been thinking more broadly about payment safety from a cost and error-prevention point of view. In a small claims setup, payouts are usually sent directly to the bank details provided by the claimant. It generally works fine, but there’s always a risk of…
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First Direct Perks
Seems like a new reward scheme incoming?
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Anyone got experience with premium back account travel insurance and pre-existing conditions?
Hi, My wife and I both have some pre existing medical conditions that mean any travel insurance quotes we get are regularly doubled. I read on the Which? guide for packaged back accounts that in some cases it may be cheaper to go down this route. Does anyone have any experience of using the travel insurance included in…
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Zopa Biscuit account cashback offer for Android users
Does anyone have a working link to the MSE £15 cashback offer for downloading the Zopa app on an android phone? The link on the main site only seems to work with iphones even when trying the Google playstore link it takes you the the apple app store!
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Complaint about HSBC UK Bank. Telephone banking service for overseas customers
Have been living full time in Spain since 2006. Have had an account with HSBC UK, Crawley Branch, for more than 25 years. Am extremely unhappy about the amount of times I have had to write and telephone them, to ask for my money to be sent to my Spanish Bank account. On most occasions I had to spend almost an hour on hold,…
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NatWest online login security question asking for non existent character
Was wondering if anyone else had this problem. Normally I login online without problems but twice now over the past 7 days it has presented me with the security question requiring three characters from my password Only problem is MY PASSWORD IS LESS THAN 9 CHARACTERS. This persisted over repeated failed attempts (using…
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Santander Switching Swizz
I've been sat patiently waiting for the 90 days for my Santander Switch bonus to be paid into the account… only to discover I'm not getting one, because the Direct Debits on my account are eligible by their definition of "Household Direct Debits". Turns out they have a list of companies you have to hold Direct Debits with.…
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Halifax banking app
hi I have the app on both ios and android I can't login because they both keep asking me for my 11th, 16th and 26th characters from my memorable info my memorable info is only 7 characters long! it asks me for these ssame 3 characters everytime I try anybody else having the same issue?
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£50 Amazon Voucher/Santander
I'm trying to open the Santander Everyday Account for the £50 Amazon voucher. When I follow the links, it takes me to the Santander Edge Account. How do I get to the Everyday Account?
