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Direct Debits Not Being Paid Following Switch
Hi, I've recently used the Current Account Switch Service to switch my current account from Santander to NatWest. The first expected direct debit went through as normal on 1st March, but the next three direct debits have all failed to go through. I spoke to NatWest about this. They told me that they would have sent out…
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Paid in wrong bank account in adminstration onne
I hope this is in the right section if not can the mods move or advise. Whilst paying my monthly spousal maintenance i accidentally paid into a wrong account (it had my wifes name as reference and i read it as the account name) It transpires that the account i paid it into was a business who had gone into adminstration the…
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Direct debit without payments
Hi, Question i have in my current account 2 direct debits, 1 i have been paying for a year and the second one i just set up with littledebits. It still shows as 00/00/0000 date and 0.00£ ammount. Can i do a bank switch already which requires 2 direct debits? I am really unhappy with my bank so i would like to do this as…
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what to switch to next
I have switched to M&S, HSBC, Halifax and have been a previous customer of FD. To whom should I switch next?! Are there any more accounts with cash incentives out there? ?!
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HSBC does not allow me access to my money
I opened an foreign currency account (EUR) in 3 names (parent & sibling) about 10 years ago with HSBC. The amount was in the tens of thousands of Euro. One fine Saturday of Jan-18 I called them to transfer my funds to another account. They said that they can't see my money and that my account has been closed. I asked them…
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The right bank account, help
Afternoon all, I wonder if you can help me, I'm due to receive £25k and I want to open a new bank account to put it in and spend in as and when I please, it would be good to earn interest on this but not sure if there's any out there that can do this. Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas and what account/bank I should go…
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Best Holding Account
Hi All, I've been researching a good holding account where I could keep several thousand before feeding to regular savers etc and the best I can find is Tesco at 3% - can anyone recommend a better account?
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Bank balance very odd help
Hi I am currently earning a take home of £1944 a month. My current monthly outgoings are £1204 so this should leave 570 leftover However im constantly needing to hit my savings as I can't get half way through the month without running out :mad: I cannot find where this 570 is going I've scanned every transaction in my bank…
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Use of Joint Account Following Separation
Hi, I'm looking for some advice on how to proceed with regards to a joint account I have with my ex partner. Just for some context, we separated over half a year ago, we own a house together jointly as tenants in common. I left the property following the separation to make things easier and now the house is currently on…
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Joint Bank Account
Hi, I'm new to the forum so bear with me! I own the property that I live in with my partner - fixed mortgage is due for renewal in August at which point we will change it to a joint mortgage. Currently mortgage payments along with council tax, insurance etc. all come out of my own bank account and he contributes. We are…
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Best and safest way to deposit a six figure sum?
I have a question about depositing a large amount (£200,000) into a high street bank account. I was a relatively early adopter of Bitcoin and my initial investment has ballooned. I have successfully transferred about £40,000 to my Cahoot personal account in several transactions over the past few months. Some of this was…
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Bank account switch
Dear Forumteam On the 27th Feb. 2018 I did a on line bank account switch to the HSBC and incorrectly input data regards income. It was declined but they said I could have an ordinary account which I did not want. I rang yesterday to ask why it was declined and they could not confirm and said I could try again in 3 to 6…
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Phantom Cash Machine Withdrawals
For some years I have experienced occasional phantom cash withdrawals from my current account. I keep a record of my spending, including cash so I am sure these withdrawals have not been due to forgetfulness, as the bank suggests and my cash spending balances with the cash I take out. The phantom withdrawal is always from…
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Clydesdale refusing to pay switch award
Has anyone else had any difficulties in gaining there £250 switch reward? As far I was aware I met all of the requirements. They agree that I opened my account on the 27th of October, have met the DD and £1000 min pay ins ever since. (Although one of my DDs did get messed up by them). I have just chased them and they said…
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Share the Experience Programme HSBC
Hi, Can anyone recommend me to Share the Experience Programme for HSBC Advance account?
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MSE News: First Direct tops our service poll
First Direct has again taken the crown in our banking customer service poll with nine out of ten giving it top marks, but RBS retained its wooden spoon with almost a third rating its service 'poor.'...Read the full story: 'First Direct tops our customer service poll (again) - check how well your bank did' Click reply below…
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Nationwide Switching
My wife and I have a joint Nationwide account and mortgage, and individual accounts elsewhere. Does anyone know if we could use the switching incentive to transfer our individual accounts to Nationwide? ie I recommend her and we get £100 each, and she recommends me and we get another £100 each. I'm sure it won't be…
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Wages not being paid? Please help!
Not sure if this is the correct thread but it seems the most accurate I started work on the 21st of January, working full time for an ex-colleague of my mothers doing kitchen porter duties. On the 8th of February, I was let go mainly because I'd been a little late on a few occasions due to different factors and had to take…
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Martin's budget planning tool?
When will Martin's budget planning tool come back on this website? It says on here it is currently under construction, I don't know how long that's been the case. I wanted it to help a family member. There was a link to print out a paper copy, which I've done, and also a spreadsheet version, but I've never really used…
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EURO Bank Account in UK: what do you suggest?
[Business bank in UK in euro] I'm currently resident in UK, coming from Italy. I need to setup a business account for my new company (LTD) and i need receive and send money in Euro. I want if possible to avoid conversion rate in pounds of banks... I need a solution that allows me to use Paypal for send payments to my…
