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old bank account
toria27
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Hi, not sure where to post this so thought I would start here.
I was going through some of OH paperwork as he is so unorganised and I found an old bank account book, think it is a savings account. It's from 1990!! the last balance was only £29.65. It's a hand written paying in book it's that old lol.
I just wondered would this have grown by much and is there a rule about accounts being dormant for many years or is the cash still his to claim?
Mnay thanks
I was going through some of OH paperwork as he is so unorganised and I found an old bank account book, think it is a savings account. It's from 1990!! the last balance was only £29.65. It's a hand written paying in book it's that old lol.
I just wondered would this have grown by much and is there a rule about accounts being dormant for many years or is the cash still his to claim?
Mnay thanks
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Hi toria
Erm, probably the best place to ask would be the Budgeting and Current accounts board - so I'll move you across.
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If the passbook has the name of the bank or building society on it, I would contact them in the first instance. If it is one of the banks or building societies that have been merged into another, you may need to do a bit of research to trace the contact info for the new bank/building society. They should be able to provide you with some account information and confirm if the account is live, dormant, closed, etc.
HTH"Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."
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which building society/bank is it with - there is a leaflet out there asking people with dormant accounts to contact their banks0
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It is with the yorkshire bank. OH doesn't get much time off work to be able to go to the bank so don't know when he will get round to sorting it.0
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Hi
Check this out on the FSA website.
http://http://www.fsa.gov.uk/consumer/updates/updates/dormant.html
Should provide the information to get the ball rolling - I too calcuated you would be looking at the £50-£70 mark0
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