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Any negatives to the £5 halifax account?

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  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    account SUSPENDED!
    Perhaps I should have said (in post #27) 2-3 working days?
    got on the phone using 'no 0870'
    Next time get them to call you...

    http://www.halifax.co.uk/bankaccounts/callback.asp
  • Musicman
    Musicman Posts: 84 Forumite
    edited 1 June 2011 at 8:36AM
    Does anyone know when you recieve the £5 reward each month, as I paid in over £1000 last month and slowly withdrew from the account,

    This was my first month of operation, having opened the account in April amd moved my small bank account over to Halifax from my old Alliance & Leicester account.
  • Baldur
    Baldur Posts: 6,565 Forumite
    Musicman wrote: »
    Does anyone know when you recieve the £5 reward each month, as I paid in over £1000 last month and slowly withdrew from the account,

    This was my first month of operation, having opened the account in April amd moved my small bank account over to Halifax from my old Alliance & Leicester account.
    The reward should show up in your account tomorrow
  • crispy_chris
    crispy_chris Posts: 507 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker

    That callback page hasn't worked for months.
  • rb10
    rb10 Posts: 6,334 Forumite
    That callback page hasn't worked for months.

    Has worked for me...
  • Empty_pockets
    Empty_pockets Posts: 1,068 Forumite
    Fantastic! worth rushing the opening of the account over the bank holiday. Opened Sunday morning, £5 bonus paid in today!
  • mpgsheep
    mpgsheep Posts: 247 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I now have all 3 accounts set up, and today got my first full £15. Previously, the £1000 was paid into each account by transfer from outside account, but now I have £1000 in a reward saver - does the internal switch (ie from Reward saver to my current account to my joint account) trigger the payment? Or do I need to take the money out and back in again via another bank?
    Opening Mortgage balance as of 01.10.21 - £438,500.00 Current Mortgage balance as of 01.11.24 - £409,492.24
  • jen245
    jen245 Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    How did you get 3? You are only allowed one sole and joint Reward account
    Debt free and staying that way! :beer:
  • mpgsheep
    mpgsheep Posts: 247 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    One is my wife's.
    Opening Mortgage balance as of 01.10.21 - £438,500.00 Current Mortgage balance as of 01.11.24 - £409,492.24
  • teleaddict
    teleaddict Posts: 208 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    you used to be able to have 3 halifax current accounts in your own name and 1 in joint names, but Halifax changed the T&Cs so you can only have one of each I now believe
    My £2 savings total for 2007 = £92, for 2008 = £124
    My savings from money off coupons for 2007 = £67.97, for 2008 = £194.79
    My £2 savings for 2009 (so far) = £130
    My savings from money off coupons for 2009 = £593.08
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