Old account with Leicester Building Society

EarthBoy

How much did you have in the account? If it was less than £100 you wouldn't have got any free shares anyway.

slummymummyof3

Not a huge amount - yes under £100 so no shares, but think I would have been time barred anyway.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

any joy with the 'dormant' account?

baby_boomer

slummymummyof3 wrote: »

Not a huge amount - yes under £100 so no shares, but think I would have been time barred anyway.

Bad luck. It wouldn't have been time-barred.

They would have sold your shares before the banking stocks crashed & held your windfall in a cash account, so it would have been worth a significant sum .

Consumerist

Just a word to the wise about dormant accounts with A&L/Santander.

I recently asked them to close a dormant account and credit any closing balance to a current account I have with them. They sent ID forms which require signature by a professional (rather like passport applications). Unless you know a friendly professional (teacher, doctor, lawyer, . . .) then it's likely to cost you to get that signature they need.
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