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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Manchester BS have to come from ONE nominated account. I phoned them and queried this. Why this rule? They are part of Newcastle BS that does not have this rule! I'm in the process of switching …5 -
Re: Lifetime interest only mortgage
Having a live in adult child in the home will complicate applying for a retirement interest only mortgage or any equity release product for that matter - see article below https://www.whatmortgage.co…2 -
Re: The Mental Debt Struggle...
Sorry to hear of your Gran’s passing Keedie. I am sure that it will leave a big hole in your family but it does sound like she was ready to go and that all quality of life was gone. It’s important to…2 -
Re: Steadying the ship - a perilous voyage across the financial middle
£18ish withdrawn from Prolific (one-hour survey that took 25 minutes)! £1.76 paid into SIPP from my personal spends account (£2.20 + tax relief to follow). Everything seems so expensive at the moment…8 -
Re: "Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it."
Have booked a new window cleaner to quote as the old one has gone AWOL - I was going to wait for the builders to finish, but as the spiders are coming in I think they need doing now. I'll get as…1 -
Re: How Trustworthy/Safe is Moneybox?
I had the same concerns initially, but Moneybox is regulated and has the appropriate protections in place. Being app-based doesn’t necessarily make it any less secure than a traditional bank.0 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
With Manchester BS you can't as you can only have ONE nominated account1 -
Re: How Trustworthy/Safe is Moneybox?
How Trustworthy/Safe is Moneybox? They are FCA regulated. Just like other FCA-regulated firms it makes me quite nervous depositing money into it, as in it just appears less safe/secure than a bank! S…1 -
Re: How Trustworthy/Safe is Moneybox?
It seems to have the same protections as any other bank with regards to failure of the business: https://www.moneyboxapp.com/fscs-protection/ Is there something in particular that is concerning you?1 -
Re: How Trustworthy/Safe is Moneybox?
Well it came in the Which list for top providers but I didn't read what 'best' was. It seems to be a private limited company which has been running for some time supplying financial pr…1

