Building Society as Current Account

hippobottomus

Which building societies offer services such as direct debits, standing orders, etc., and which would you recommend.

I'm sorely tempted to switch from Lloyds to a building society - if feasible!

Advice appreciated.

Baldur

Nationwide's Flex current account should meet your requirements.

dylon_2

Norwich and peterborough if you are near one

littlemrtinkle

i can second flex account, free cash withdrawels abroad yahooo!

Baldur

littlemrtinkle wrote: »

free cash withdrawels abroad yahooo!

ATM withdrawals will only continue to be free within Europe, from May/June - see http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money#topcards

It doesnt charge a load fee in Europe (from 1 June it'll charge 0.84% for worldwide spending, rising to 1% in July), doesn’t charge ATM fees and is interest free (unless you’re overdrawn).

alanq

The Nationwide Flexaccount has maximum flexibility - all banking services and access online, by phone, ATM and large branch network. Shame it no longer pays any interest.

Chelsea Classic
- http://www.thechelsea.co.uk/savings/invest_cca_terms.html

Coventry First - N.B. NO CHEQUE BOOK
- http://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/coventryfirst/home.aspx

Cumberland (various)
- http://www.cumberland.co.uk/current-accounts

Leeds
- Albion Cheque http://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/savings/albion_cheque.html
- Premier Current http://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/savings/premier_current_using.html

G_M

There's a whole forum devoted to current accounts - take a look there!

I just moved from N/Wide to Halifax. N/Wide have stopped paying interest and are reducing the cheap overseas card benefits, + have rubbish savings rates. Oh, and their launch date for Faster Payments has slipped 5 times and is still way off in the goodness-knows-when!

Halifax pay a flat £5 pm (see conditions). And by having 3 accounts and moving £ around a bit you can get £15 pm. That's £180 free money a year.

Baldur

G_M wrote: »

There's a whole forum devoted to current accounts - take a look there!

I just moved from N/Wide to Halifax. N/Wide have stopped paying interest and are reducing the cheap overseas card benefits, + have rubbish savings rates. Oh, and their launch date for Faster Payments has slipped 5 times and is still way off in the goodness-knows-when!

Halifax pay a flat £5 pm (see conditions). And by having 3 accounts and moving £ around a bit you can get £15 pm. That's £180 free money a year.

It's many a year since Halifax was a building society, as per the OP's stated requirement.

G_M

It's many a year since Halifax was a building society, as per the OP's stated requirement.

Very true - sorry. Just got carried away by my disapointment with N/Wide!