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Lloyds Premier - worth upgrading from Club for BUPA?
I noticed my Lloyds app saying I was eligible for a Lloyds Premier account recently. This surprised me as I had it in my head you needed a £100k income to qualify, but it seems paying in £5k pcm does the trick. As my salary goes in and straight out to a savings account for a few days at the end of the month before coming…
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Resident's Association bank account
Hi Everyone I am the treasurer of a small park home resident's association. We have been operating for nearly three years and our annual income is in the range of £100 to £150; expenditure is minimal. The committee have decided that we need to open a bank account. I have done some research, including following up on…
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When will the switch offers change dates?
I last had a Nationwide switch offer in 2021, it is now going into 2027 with most now saying you can't have have EVER had a switch offer. Bummed.
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Bank of Scotland £175 switch offer (19/05/2026 to 04/08/2026)
Launched today. Applies to Classic, Silver and Platinum Accounts only. + Requires switching over 3 active and paid direct debits as part of the switch (please see UPDATE below in this post). + No requirement to move any cash across. + You must open your account and start your switch on or before 4th August 2026. + You must…
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Card to use in Spain
hi all I am a Club Llyods banker. Have a monzo account too going to Spain next week. Just wondered which card is going to best to use or does it matter? thanks in advance
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Nat west not accepting 9 digit account reference
I'm trying to add a Principality building society new cash ISA account to my NatWest current account payees list. As is common with building societies the same account number and sort code are given to everyone, it's the individual savings account number that is entered into the reference section and identifies where the…
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Zopa biscuit account with 2% on DD
I opened my account last year before it was renamed Biscuit! I got £30 from a £1500 DD transaction done with my connected Moneybox account. Now that I am into a second year does the 2% on the DD still occur? I actually did another £1500 DD transaction. Though gather now they only pay £2.50 per month on £125 transactions.…
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Santander App Verify ID Problems
Getting so stressed with this. Asks me to take a photo of my passport which keeps failing. I am now on holiday for a few weeks and they are threatening to restrict my access to our joint bank account. My passport is at home! What will the restrictions be? Can I go to our branch and take my passport on when we get back? I…
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Bank of Scotland switch bonus - have I left it too late?
I've recently setup a Chase account as a burner for switching from. Only just realised that time has almost run out for the Bank of Scotland bonus though - tomorrow is last day! It needs to "include the transfer of a minimum of 3 active direct debits from your old account". I have already setup 3 (Shelter, Halifax CC and…
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Coventry Building Society / Co - OP Bank
https://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/member/our-branches/branch-notices.html https://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/help-and-support/ways-to-bank/branch-banking/#branch-relocation Whilst not unexpected, i actually think the integration is a good thing, so being able to service both companies in one branch is a positive…
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How to stay safe when shopping online, and avoid scams and identity theft
Hi, I'm not sure if I'm in the right section but any advice would be appreciated. I am not techy savvy at all and I easily get muddled up/confused with it all, but I want to try some shopping online. I am very anxious about online scams and identity theft. I've tried to read up on it all but found it even more confusing…
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Charities CAF Bank in meltdown since their new system went live Monday 9th June
It is now three (3) working weeks since the UK Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) replaced their old banking system with a brand new one. STILL it is not working properly and there must be hundreds of accounts and thousands of people who can not get access to their accounts due to login, OTP and errors in the system once you…
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Kroo new app and website
Kroo have updated their website and app to have a purple colour now. I'm not sure how I feel about it. The app is the same otherwise apart from a font change.
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Nationwide Switch offer 21/5/26
Don’t think it’s been mentioned yet. £175 switch offer launched today https://www.nationwide.co.uk/current-accounts/switch/
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New Lloyds Premier current account
Looks like Lloyds is going to launch a new Premier current account at the end of this month which will replace Lloyds 360 which never made much sense anyway https://www.lloydsbank.com/lloydsbank360.html
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Natwest joint account advice
hi all myself and my partner have a halifax joint. We want to use the natwest switch to switch to natwest what is the best way to do this? Bit confused on the natwest site Any advice would be very much appreciated
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Lloyds switch for up to £500, 24 February to 30 April 2026
Switch to a new Club Lloyds for £200, or Lloyds Premier for £500. Open a Current Account Online | UK Bank Accounts | Lloyds https://share.google/6K20M5Iy0knuEbtVi https://www.lloydsbank.com/current-accounts.html £200 Club Lloyds switch offer Terms & Conditions. To qualify for the £200 switching offer (“the offer”) you must…
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Hsbc premium account for insurance
Anyone took the premier current account with HSBC just for the free travel insurance and had your wages just transfer same day straight to your bill paying account.
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Best bank for a Trustee account
Following the death of my uncle, my brother and I are joint trustees for funds that benefit our disabled cousin. The trust is registered with HMRC and we now need a bank account. I'm working on the assumption that it needs to be a designated Trust account, rather than a straightforward joint account. We both bank with HSBC…
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Virgin Money App Update
The Virgin Money app on my iPad has been updated. However it appears to only be in portrait mode. It also appears not to show the daily balance on the transaction listing. As yet I have not seen any great improvements although the previous inability to sign out on the iPad has been corrected.
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