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Current account with 'sweeper' from savings recommendations please...
To make money work harder with a bit less admin I'm looking for recommendations for a current account that can be set to automatically pull in funds from a linked savings account so that there are always funds ready for variable direct debits. I'm not sure the top up if balance falls below £x would always do this. Decent…
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Nationwide BS statements changed to paperless, without being requested
I have just received my NW statement and
noticed on the accompanying sheet that the account has been made paperless,
even though I had not requested or consented to this. To revert back to paper
statements, you need to logon and change your preferences. This is quite a departure from organisations
asking if you wish to go…
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Which budgeting or personal finance software do you use?
My question is about what people use to record their bank transactions for budgeting and spending control. I'm not thinking about the banks' own phone apps but "proper" software handling multiple banks and credit cards. I've been recording my income and spending details for many years using Microsoft Money. Although it…
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HSBC ransom
HSBC has chosen to close my business account because I did not respond to their safeguarding request. They sent it to my old email address, did not receive by post and was in amongst all the other scam callers on the phone that I regularly receive So fine, close the account, no problem What they then do is say they do not…
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Bank Fraud
Is anyone able to give advice on how to proceed with the bank, on a fraud which occurred on my father’s bank account? A couple of months ago, a tradesman came to my father’s doorstep to offer to do some work on his property. My father agreed to the work and the amount, and the work was undertaken and paid for by chip & pin…
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Revolut issued UK banking licence
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/25/revolut-receives-uk-banking-licence-after-three-year-wait
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Virgin Money not part of banking verification system ??
I contacted Virgin Money because I wanted to transfer from HSBC to my Virigin Isa and everytime I got a warning on HSBC saying 'Unable to check details , the payee bank doesn't offer this service'.. Virgin replied saying that they are not part of the banking verification system😯.. they suggested to send a small amount…
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General Comments About Santander
Morning All, I’m mulling over opening a current account with Santander. It would run side by side with my NatWest account and give me some extra flexibility. Has anyone got any comments good or bad about the bank?
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Bank account for voluntary group
We organise classic scooter rallies in our area. We put on bands and sell scooter related items. Parts/clothing etc.We charge for entry and overnight camping to events. All organisers are volunteers and all profits go to charity. Cancer research/air ambulance/lifeboats. We are not a registered charity or similar due to the…
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Santander edge for joint?
anyone switched a joint to the santander edge for the bonus? Any good?
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Virgin Money app
I downloaded today the Virgin app, after I enter my login details I get this error… it seems this this an ongoing issue? additionally, I can't even transfer money from HSBC to Virgin as it says Unable to check details. The payee's bank doesn't offer this service. 🙄
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Current account with ability to export annual transactions in 1 go
Hi, I'm looking to switch current account away from Santander. I've been with them for a long time but I think other banks' online banking/apps have moved along so much in that time yet Santander hasn't. I have to download transactions month by month. Also in the past year or so, the hoops I have to jump through in terms…
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Lloyds switch eligibility dates checking?
Hi Completed a lloyds switch a few years back and I wish to switch to them again but I have about another year to be eligible for the switching bonus. Do these banks verify and check on past accounts for dates when we last did a switch? I did a first direct one last year and had one before yet they still gave me switching…
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POA for father in law
Hello, My father in law is 90 has recently admitted to hospital, mild dementia has been mentioned. He has no funeral plan but does have savings that could go towards a funeral if the worst happens. He lives in a housing association flat so has no property. Is it too late for POA?
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Santander OTP code every time I want to look at my account
Every time I log in to my Santander online account I get a request to put in a code into my mobile phone.This is inconvenient as I do not always have my mobile handy to my desktop PC, I am 78 years old and it is not an easy task to get up and down the stairs etc.I have spoken to Santander and they are not interested, they…
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Cahoot down?
Anyone having problems logging into Cahoot? I can't get in on my laptop nor my phone.
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Joint account switch
Hi all, Our Santander joint account is just a normal everyday current account since it was changed from the old 123. Therefore wanting to switch to a NatWest one for the switching bonus and the cashback. To open a NatWest joint account you must first open a sole account and then add the second person later on, however it…
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Coop App Login
Hi Anyone having problems logging in with the coop app? Cheers
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LHV Bank not being recognised
Has anyone else had problems with LHV personal account not being recognised by other UK banks, namely HSBC and Chase? I have been trying for a couple of days to set this up as a new payee without success, keep getting payee account details invalid. I have double-checked the sort code and account number are correct. Have…
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30p direct debit query
Switching from chase to nationwide using the 30p dd website. I am only doing 30p. Does this still qualify for bank switches? It is not clear on the site. It does say 60p is
