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Student House Joint accounts, paying bills Help!!! (7 people)
Hi, Need some help, i'm a first year student living in halls at the moment. Recently signed a contract for a house with (6) friends and we are now trying to work out how to sort the bills, as it stands at the moment: Rent is sorted individually per person per room with the landlord by cheque/cash so thats not an issue, you…
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Advice in dealing with Abbey or is that Shabby??
Please take a look at my Abbey posting in the Loans forum and give some advice or experiance if you have any, I think I may have put it in the wrong place. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1731993 Cheers Morn
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Have Abbey improved their Customer Service
I know Abbey (and its soon-to-be-merged sister A&L) are not the most popular bank on these boards, but I was wondering if you thought their customer service - both in branch and on the phone - had improved in recent months. I gather a lot of their problems stemmed for restructuring they did when Santander bought Abbey and…
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Bank complaint - contact details wanted (Smile)
Hi guys. I have an ongoing complaint with Smile. I wrote to them about 7 weeks ago. They wrote back confirming receipt of the complaint and said they will get back to me in due course. Having not heard anything I emailed their complaints address and a few days later received an email saying that they would try and process…
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Smile bank
Im having trouble opening a bank account with Smile, is there any i can do? do they have any specific requirements?
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Natwest step account!!!!
Hi everyone, please could you inform me if the Natwest Step account do a credit search on you? Would this be classed as one of their BAsic bank accounts? many thanks
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Withdrawing money over counter-HSBC
Hi can anyone advise me please. We are going to pick a car up tomorrow afternoon and have to draw out £2000 over the counter.My friend said have you rang to order the money and im in a panic now. Does anyone know if i would have to do this with HSBC.?
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money from abroad
If Isell a property abroad, what is the proceedure on getting the settlement back to my UK bank
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Nationwide attempts to limit overseas spending perks
This thread is to discuss the following news story: Nationwide attempts to limit overseas spending perks
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Joint basic bank a/c's and credit ratings
Hi, My girlfriend and I are moving in together in the next few months and we wish to set up a joint account for bills and so on. I have a poor credit rating (656 according to the Experian report). Would a joint account adversely affect her credit rating and do they carry out credit checks on basic accounts? Regards!!!!! :j
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Barclays or LTSB? Especially internet banking...
I'm thinking of opening a new bank account, and need to choose between Barclays and LTSB. I know these may not offer the best rates, but the particular accounts I have my eye on suit my needs well. I need to know, though, which bank you think offers generally the best service. It is particularly crucial that their internet…
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Online Opened A&L Account Number
Probably it is the stupiest thing ever: I want to transfer 500 pounds online from Halifax to A&L. The Halifax online system only allows me to input 8 digits, but my new A&L account has 9 digits... How did you manage your transfer? Will I end up going to the branch every month? :rolleyes:
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Transfer money from UK to Australia help please
Hi all, Hope this is the right forum apologies if not and feel free to move. I need to transfer some money urgently from my the UK to my Aunt in Australia. I have spoken to my bank (Yorkshire Bank) and it can only be done by going into the branch and they charge £24 with no idea until I go into the brach of how long it…
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Italian getting a UK Bank Account
Hi, My girlfriend has just moved over from Italy to England and were trying to open a UK bank account for her. She is living with me and my parents in my parents house. We approached Nationwide who I'm with and they said she would need a utility bill etc in her name at my address to prove she lives here. As I live with my…
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Alliance and Leicester Current Account
I've recently made an application for an Alliance and Leicester Premier Current Account based on the fact it offered the best overdraft facility on the market. (o% for 12 months). I've just received an email to say i've been declined an overdraft after failing their credit test. I've just started a new job which doesn't…
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Ulster Bank Require original (not certified copy of) ID to open a savings account???
Hi Everyone, I'm a long-time reader, first time question-asker, and my question is as follows: Following the best savings account guide I'm trying to open an Ulster Bank savings account to get the best interest rate I can on my mortgage deposit savings, I've just received the paperwork and it's requesting one original…
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Alliance and Leicester internet banking problem
Is anybody having problems with Alliance and Leicester's internet banking? I get a very strange logon screen that is asking for all of my personal details (place of birth, memorable name etc) and has spelling errors on! Needless to say I have not entered any details... I have cleared my cache, deleted all my browsing…
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Caxton pre-paid card
ignore, ive found the answers sorry.
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Alliance and Leicester- refused and confused!
I recently applied for the Alliance Leicester premier current account. I have good credit but I got a letter from them saying that they would not offer me an account. I just can't understand why and their letter was totally unhelpful. All it said under the "Why" section was that it was based on my application and that they…
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Student Bank Accounts 2009/10
Hey, When do banks usually update their student bank accounts and when should I start looking for one? I'm currently waiting for the Top Student Accounts page to be updated for 2009/10. Thanks, Chris
