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HSBC global money account bonus
I signed up to get the HSBC global money account in October, the one that advertised the free £125 followed by the free £80 which was due to be paid 'early May'. MSE mentioned it here: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/2023/10/24/#hiya Had anyone done the same and been paid their £80 yet? Just wondering when in May it…
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Santander online banking offline repeatedly
Is anyone else finding that Santanders online 'service' has become increasingly 'out of order' ? In January mine was offline for 4 consecutive days.On ringing their helpline I was told they saw no issues flagged on their system. Yet going to a certain website logging problems showed that customers had logged them in…
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Nationwide and strange things with a refund processed by Apple Pay and Paypal
Hi
community! I was
wondering what may be going on regarding the following please, I almost never
purchase/pay to use Apps on the App Store so I don't have a clue what's
happening- So I
purchased, say a £9.58 monthly subscription, offered by an app I got via my iPhone'
App Store and to make the purchase I used my Paypal's…
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For those of you who track every spend
I know some of you use spreadsheets, others use specific money managing software but this is a question to those of you who input all your spends. This is the first year I've really put in an effort to log every spend. I have categorised as much as I can think possible - as I want to see exactly where money is going. For…
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Santander online banking
Anybody having any probs logging in at the moment ? I am abroad so it may just be me ....
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Name on standing order
Could anyone shed any light on how names on payments from joint accounts sometimes differ please? For instance, I made an initial faster payment to a savings account set up in my name and the payment appeared with my name as the payee. I then set up a standing order to the same savings account to pay a regular payment each…
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Best way to approach investment
After a lifetime of no money I am about to inherit around £60K. I've no experience of dealing with this amount of money - to many it's small to me it's immense. Any advice about the safest way to look after it - I'm at Barclays now but am uncomfortable with its military investment portfolio. What bak should I consider,…
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Business bank account for Ltd by guarantee
Hi there, I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction! I’ve recently acquired (along with other flat owners) the freehold of our property which are 4 flats. We’ve opened a limited by guarantee company for the purpose of holding this freehold on behalf of the flat owners, and each of us have subsequently become…
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Bank account access/ contactless
I had my non-contactless card changed over a year ago to contactless because of this and health problems I have not accessed my accounts for over a year. I was told at the time that the only card available was contactless, then I read in the mail that they could actually switch off this ability, rendering it…
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Wise Lost My Money since 6 months
I submitted a complaint with Wise because a transfer that I sent in November 2023 from Wise bank account didn't reach my Revolut Business account. I contacted Revolut via the in-app chat on the 10th of February 2024, as I noticed that a transfer sent from my Wise account to my Revolut account was not received. I explained…
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Cheque rejected by Bank despite the cheque from another bank
I have a cheque from Lloyds being a share dividend which I tried to pay into my TSB account but was rejected because it was dated over 6 months ago. As far as I was aware a cheque written by a Bank could not be rejected by another Bank as funds are guaranteed between Banks despite the date on the cheque being greater than…
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Danske bank switch offer
Hi all so I do often hop around banks taking advantage of the bank switching offers. I'm currently looking at danske bank who are offering £200 to switch to one of its accounts however it says you have to live in northern Ireland or be an account holder for one of its savings accounts. I live in the UK but my question is…
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Anyone get the recent last month Santander switch bonus?
I am wondering did anyone get last month Santander switch bonus? 1. need transfer 2 active direct debit 2. Bank in £1,500, and can withdraw the next day.
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Hyperjar Cashback offer in MSE email Dec 2023
Hi, I've signed up to Hyperjar using the link in Martin's email: The articles says: "Up to 2.5% cashback for the first three months (5,000 available)." I have followed the terms of the offer and ordered the free physical card. How do I tell if I am one of the lucky 5000? Don't want to switch spending to this card unless I…
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Council Tax Maths
Council Tax bills are coming out this week. The councils are playing a game. They claim it's only going up 5% if you just read the headline figure and put it away you are likely being fobbed off. I have no idea how they get to this number because £2158.44 to £2,335.06 is 8.18%, not 5%. Check yours…
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Best Savings account for self employed, seasonal worker
Dear All I am a self employed tourist guide. Most of my income is made between April and end of October. I would like to maximise my tax kitty as it is sitting in my account for over a year before needing to be given to the HMRC. I am also happy to change my current account from Virgin Money. This is daunting for me as I…
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Banking Hubs.
Hello. I've just seen in the local rag that a banking hub is earmarked near by, what are your opinions on them? Good idea or just a gimmick before cash disappears in the near future.
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NATIONWIDE CANNOT FIND MY €2000
Having researched this at length, I now realise that Nationwide seem to have a historical problem with incoming SEPA receipts. They are telling me they cannot trace nearly €2000 that was transferred from Britline in France to my Nationwide account. They insist that without an 'MT103' they will not find it. The French bank…
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NatWest/RBS/Ulster £200 Switching Offer 15/2/2024-2/4/2024
Good morning, NatWest have now launched a £200 switching offer today. See: https://www.natwest.com/current-accounts/switch-your-banking-to-natwest.html EDIT: RBS and Ulster have also launched the £200 switching offer. See: https://www.rbs.co.uk/current-accounts/switch-your-bank-account-to-rbs.html…
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Nationwide Problems
Nationwide updated their app again yesterday and it seems to have taken down most of their systems this morning. There has been problems with the app most of the morning. I was unable to view any of my current or savings accounts or make any payments. I eventually gave up and tried logging into the internet banking on my…
