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iFast Global Bank
Does anyone have any experience with iFast Global Bank? I see that they are running a promotion, which looks to officially start on 1st February where they will give you £100 if you have your salary paid into their iFAST Global Bank Multi-Currency CurrentAccount for 3 months between now and June. The link to the terms and…
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MS Money replacement.
Hi all, I am seeking a PC-based personal finance system to log my incoming and outgoing. I currently use MS Money, I love it, but it won't last forever. Does anyone have any suggestions?? I want to move my MS Money history to it,
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Chargeback - where to go from here?
I recently placed an order for a mobile phone which included a trade in. Stupidly I sent the handset to be traded in before I received the new one (or was supposed to). long story short the new one didn’t arrive - raised a chargeback. In between chargeback being raised and refunded, the trade in handset was received and…
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Santander free forever bank account changes
Just got a letter in the post that Santander are changing my business account to £9.99 a month. I've had it a very long time and remember Santander trying this move before only to be told they can't because the original sign up material pushed it as being free forever. Does anyone have any thoughts?
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club lloyds free benefits?
I wanted to get the free £250 and Disney+ (Standard with Ads) through a Club Lloyds account while avoiding the monthly fee, open a Club Lloyds Current Account, deposit £2,000+ per month, and activate the Disney+ benefit via the "Lifestyle Benefit" portal. I'm wondering if anyone has done it before? 1) I've never done…
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Fixed savings joint account if one holder is non-UK resident?
Hello, does anyone happen to know if it is possible to open a fixed savings joint account if one of the account holders lives in Spain? The account holders would be father & son (both are UK citizens). The money is from the father's UK house sale proceeds and the son is the non-resident. Thanks for any advice.
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What does your bank do in this situation
I've been with my bank for virtually 35 years and one or two things are beginning to pi88 me off about their procedures and lack of flexibility. Customer (lack of) Services just say that the way we do things. I've escalated this to a formal complaint but still got nowhere. I'm looking to switch. The last straw for me is…
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What happens to a dormant account that has monthly fees?
I discovered evidence of a dormant Lloyds account from 14 years ago. At that stage there was £600-ish in the account, and although my memory is a bit hazy I don't think there were any further transactions in or out. It was a sole trader account, and (although this is not entirely clear from the statement I found, because I…
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Bank Accounts Closing
I was a customer of HSBC for 12 years, perfect credit history, transfers from only friends and family & mainly small amounts- nothing that would ever ben flagged & the source of those funds are also completely and utterly legitimate. When closing my account, HSBC sent me a letter (that I never received). I already had a…
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Transfer of house sale proceeds from Ireland to Uk
Hi we have sold a property in Ireland and need to transfer the proceeds from the lawyer in Euros to UK bank. I have been in contact with Key Currency and they offer a better rate than just getting money transferred straight into UK bank. Has anyone ever used them or does anyone have any advice they could offer about this…
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Chase Cashback changing
I've just read some information on my Chase account that their cash back rewards are changing from 7 April 2025. Still £15 per month maximum cash back but only on groceries, fares and at petrol stations. My understanding is that purchases in currencies other than GBP won't earn cash back. Other cards do the above and may…
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referral for new Trust account
Hi, I am the trustee of a Trust account very soon to be closed by the Lloyds bank. I am wanting to open an account with Cater Allen but understand there needs to be a referral from a professional (accountant, solicitor) who is registered with/does business with/connected with Cater Allen bank.Has anyone had experience of…
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Lloyds & HalifaxMobile banking issues
Lloyds & Halifax App down 🤬🤬🤬🤬 anyone else having issues
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New Santander App - deposting cheques not working
The new Santander App now has a function to deposit cheques. However, it isn't working for me. Samsung S21 or Samsung S10. It used to work on the old app. It reads the data in off the cheque but then tells me that the photo is of poor quality. When I finally got through to the "help" desk. I was told that "the app is…
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Santander edge 3£ maintenance fee
I opened a SE account to get the introductory £175 so I also switched my account, set up 2 direct debits and paid £1500 into the account. I got the intro £175 and I have been charged £3/month from opening the account in may though October. They then stopped charging the fee. I am not earning enough cashback to justify the…
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Santander Takeover
I have had two bank accounts for several years TSB abd Santander Santander are in the process of taking over TSB No info is available to explain where I stand Does anybody know where I stand?
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Lloyds bank premier account and debit card cash back
Anyway to get cash back by paying money into a savings account with another bank / building society like Yorkshire for example via the debit card or would these be excluded from the cash backs? What would the MCC be?
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Never used a Cheque book before.
Hello. I've recently opened a few regular savers accounts.But have noticed a few, especially from smaller buildings societies, are post application only with cheque attached. I'm thinking about ordering a cheque book for maybe future use but lm not sure if there are any particular banks that are better than others or are…
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Amazon Prime Refund- in US dollars
I have just been sent $51 from amazon as part of it's settlement agreement . It seems genuine. But my Building Society wont accept the cheque as it is a foreign currency ( US $$). Can anyone suggest how I can cash the cheque? I dont have an alternative bank account.
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Monzo Cashback Offers
Hi can anyone tell me if the casback offers Monzo offer are usually any diiferent to what the other banks, Halifax, Virgin ect put out? I'm wondering if you regularly see supermarket cashback offers for eaxmple and which ones?
