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Halifax Reward Bank Account
Hi, Guys just applied for the halifax reward account and got the message 'the account has now been opened for you and the sort code is ** ** ** and the account no is ******** ' . However it did not ask me to fund it with the usal £100. Can it be that they have opened a cash card account and not the reward account ? or if I…
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Co-operative bank debit card help?
Is my co-operative debit a visa electron or debit as it starts with 4508?
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RBS Student Royalties Approved - is OD approved automatically?
Hi, I applied online for RBS's Student Royalties Account recently, had to send in my university's confirmation of student status (am in 3rd year now of a 5 year course), but they did not ask for any ID from me. Today got a letter saying it was approved, together with my account number/sort code etc. I'm new to RBS, so…
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Bank account for new UK resident?
Our Danish au pair is starting university in the UK next month on a 3 year course and intends to stay in the UK when she's finished. She's been looking for a bank account and looked at Barclays and Lloyds who both stipulate that she needs to have been a UK resident for 3 years. She doesn't intend to borrow any money ie an…
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Is there any bank you have NEVER had an issue with
As the title states - I thought it would be interesting to find out people's experiences of banks that they have had no, or only very minor problems (like debit card a couple of days late, etc) with. While we all like to complain, there's rarely a thread of praise!
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Transferring AUD to GBP
Have $5000AUD sitting in my old Aus bank account. Have since moved to the UK permenently and wish to trasfer it to my Brit account. Its in an ANZ account, they charge $30 transfer fee and i dont really think there exchange rate offered is the best. Is there away to transfer it & ensure the best exchange rate. Pretty…
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How to do 'His and her's' DD Joint account?
Basically we decided to get healthy and we signed up for our councils swimming by direct debit scheme. So we both filled in the forms, both gave the same details (the joint account), paid the up front fee and started swimming. Over a short period of time we received a letter from the council telling us our DD's had been…
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Treasurer's account with internet access
Can anyone recommend a free treasurer's bank account (for a non-profit) club that has internet access so we can check when money has been paid in?
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chances of getting an overdraft
when i first opened my bank acount i was offered an overdraft but seeing as i was unemployed and thought i would be in work very soon i declined so that i wasnt in the red. i have since been unemployed on and off for a year. when i was employed i incurred some bank charges which have worsened as i have been unemployed…
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Getting paid in EUR (bank/currency exchange etc.)
First of all, this is my first post on this forum. Hello everyone! I run a one-person Marketing gig in London but my clients are located abroad (EU zone at the moment). Most of them are kind enough to pay me in GBP but recently I managed to sign two clients who want to transfer funds in EUR. I have done some research and…
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Sending Money from Scotland to the continent wihin the EU
Hi: I thought IBAN/BIC will substantially reduce associated fees (to lets say 1,- pound or so) when transfering money from an account to another account within the EU. Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh does not care and wanted to charge me a substantial amount (if memory servese me right of about 20,- pounds or more even) when…
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Abbey online account : standing order has vanished?
I have been on my Abbey online account to check my standing order for my rent and change the amount on that standing order as I have a change of rent. Normally I just amend the standing order and change the amount, and it did work. Last time I did it was last month for a payment on the first of august, and everything was…
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Statement date slowly creeping forwards
I'm not sure this is in the right place but hey ho, if it's not i'm sure that it will be moved. I currently have an account with Simply Be. Thing is, when I started the account about 5 months ago, the payment date was for the 14th of the month, so I had plenty of time to pay it as I get paid on the last working day of the…
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halifax £5
ok, i need a little advice. im going to play the system slightly here. me and my gf are going to open a joint account with first direct i think... however we wana maintain our own accounts so we have freedom etc (with like a monthly allouance) if we went with halifax, and paid 500 per month into my account then withdrew…
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Get money from Canada to UK?
I've had a quick search and I can't find this question answered anywhere. Basically, I'm buying some football tickets for a mate of mine in Canada for when he comes back to the UK in September. They add up to around £200. Normally, he'd send money via Paypal... but the 3.4% + 20p fee means that either he or I would lose…
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About A&L online bank
Hello, I am now in holiday (outside UK) and want to check the balance of my A&L current accout. However, when I try to log in my account and I found that I cannot. Everytime when I try to log in, they always said that they have been unable to log me in on this occasion. It quit strange becuase everything is OK just before…
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Halifax unfair action
Hello I wonder if can help and/or advise me if I should take action on the following On a Saturday I paid a bankers draft for £7000.00 drawn on the Bank of Ireland into my Halifax account. On the following Monday I found my debit card was being declined. I contacted the Halifax and they informed me that my account had been…
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Bank account for Expats
Hi There, We lost most of our savings in the bank collapses last October, (Isle of Man – NOT tax dodging, just seeking a better interest rate), not a lot to some but devastating to us. We have just moved to Spain, before we left the UK we opened a few small accounts so that when we get any of our money back we would have a…
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Available Balance £0, Balance £300
So OH just showed me his online banking, as these things confuse him. Now his Available Balance was showing as 0.00, but his actual balance is showing as around £300. As a safety measure he's now transferred another £150 into the account but now only £140 is showing as available so I am thinking using his debit card he's…
