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Next switch?
Hi All New to account switching but just got a Barclays switch underway. Question is, what to switch next, I have a Nationwide A/C for my regular banking and I used an old First Direct account to switch to Barclays so can't go there again. I have x2 DDs on the First Direct ac so once I get the £175 from Barclays I'd like…
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Tsb Monthly Saver linked to Account?
Hi, I have had a TSB spend & save account since March 2023, opened the monthly saver at the same time. Paid in the max £250 monthly (except 1 month). Have now opened a second Spend & save account as I was hoping to switch my first spend & save to Barclays for the Switch incentive. (direct debits set up etc) I can't seem to…
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HSBC Global Multi Currency Account
OK, so just opened one along with the HSBC Advance account for the £££. I did a test transfer of a few Euros to the Global account and they have changed the euro into sterling. Anyone know how to hold money in euros in the account? Thanks.
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sending money to someone abroad
Just back from holiday, and had a tourguide that I was supposed to pay in cash but it was so busy and there were very few working cashpoints so he just casually said "oh yeah no problem just transfer it online, I'll send my details by whatsapp later" and he did, but they are not in the form I recognise, no sort code and…
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Barclays live chat!
Anyone having issues with Barclays live chat? It says sorry chat currently available
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Honorifics/Titles
Hoiya all I'm new on here so please be gentle. So, I'm having trouble with financial establishments with their persistent use of honorifics. My personal preference is to use Esquire which is placed after my name and not to use any prefixed honorifics. Financial establishments insist that a prefixed title is used and…
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Chaps payment from Nationwide
We have a Nationwide FlexAccount and want to use the money in this account to pay off our NatWest mortgage when our fixed rate comes to an end. We went into Nationwide to check what we would need to make the payment and they said you can’t make a chaps payment from a building society to pay off a mortgage. This sounds like…
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Goodbye Nationwide
After 36 years with Nationwide left them today with switch of current account to Lloyds Bank. Have become disillusioned with Nationwide over the years but never heard from them at all during the switch process.
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Revolut - renewing a very old account
I used to have a debit card and an account with them ages ago - probably in 2015-2016 or so. That debit card has expired and I never had it updated nor I updated my details with them as I stopped using them. I would like to renew my relationships with them now. However, as I have recently moved the house my credit files…
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Switching to Barclays, but what happens to my Fixed Bond?
Finally, Barclays Bank offer a switching bonus, which I want to take advantage of. However, with the bank that I am currently with, TSB, I have a 1-Year Fixed Bond which does not mature until Sept 2024. It earns me 5.7% interest, which is better than Barclays 5.35%. I have looked through TSB's terms regarding the Bond, I…
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Which bank cards are flat with no embossing ?
Hi all, I need to get a bank / debit card that is totally flat with no raised bits or embossing .. any ideas please ?
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Which? Magazine Fraud Refund Rates
Which? Magazine has published statistics for the best banks at refunding fraud victims and the percentage of every £1 reported which was refunded. No surprise with TSB coming in best, however quite shocked at Starling Bank being so low down. Good to note I guess, especially those looking for banks for potentially…
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plum direct debit after switch
hello, i have set up to use plum as a direct debit for the Barclays switch and the dd has been taken fine from my existing account, and my switch to barclays is due next week, but have seen some comments to suggest that plum will need to be set up again with barclays after it is switched? Is that correct as i am intending…
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Tracking your offers/switches
I'm interested to know how people on here track their switch dates and banks in order to avoid switching within an exclusion period? I'm thinking it'll just be another sheet on Excel, with a reference for which banks are associated/within that group and usually another exclusion. In recent years I have used NatWest,…
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Tax shown on pension paid into bank
I notice that the amount of tax paid (TAX 000000xxx) is provided on all pension payments received from government pensions, in particular for NHS and teachers pensions.Additionally all DWP benefits (AA, DLA, SP, COL) are explicitly identified. No tax is deducted although SP is taxable. My private company pensions have no…
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Lloyds current account switching offer - how long until payment?
I set up a switch to a Lloyds (Club Lloyds) current account on Monday. The switch is progressing fine so far. Does anyone know when the £175 switching bonus should be paid into the account? I'd like to switch over to Barclays before the end of November and claim another £175 off them too!
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Kroo bank seeking investment via Crowdcube platform
May be of interest to some on here: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/kroo-bank-ltd/pitches/by9eYb?utm_source=braze
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Barclays switch
Hi, i am new to this. Can anyone tell me do i need to wait until the 2 direct debits have been paid from the account i am switching from before i start the switch? Or is it ok once iv setup the direct debits?
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Barclays Switch bonus rules
Hi all, Does it matter which done first to be eligible for the bonus, is it joining blue rewards and switch or switch then join blue rewards first? What I did was opening a sole account then join blue rewards then pay in £800 (which I then withdrew after 2 days) then switch my old account which already has 2 dd's in it. I…
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Closure of bank account
My mother who is 93 years old has recently had her bank account closed by Barclays. They did not give her any notice that they would do this. The account was a business account in her name under a trading name of my mother and my late father, who died in 2018. They have sent her a cheque for the balance (several thousand…
