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No joint account, cheque made out to both.

of us.
As per the title, how do we cash the cheque if we do not hold a joint account. Nationwide closed the account(lack of use). I suppose i should have contacted them before but been a bit busy.

What are my options?
if i had known then what i know now
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  • ses6jwg
    ses6jwg Posts: 5,381 Forumite
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    open a joint account?

    just a savings if you dont want to be financially linked
  • Bin the cheque?
  • sweetilemon
    sweetilemon Posts: 2,243 Forumite
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    I thought aslong as you pay it in to an account of one of the names it should be fine? Not 100% sure but try anyway.
  • joint name cheques can only be paid into a/cs with both names on it..

    single named cheques can go into single or joint a/cs..
    Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
    Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
  • When this happened to DH and I we both went to his bank (Halifax) and I signed the back of the cheque to say I agree to it going into his account.
    Pay off all my debts before Christmas 2015 #165.
  • partan
    partan Posts: 152 Forumite
    had this when we got married, RBS said we'd have to open a joint account. Just handed them the cheque and they did all the work, no hassles.
  • Mikeyorks
    Mikeyorks Posts: 10,377 Forumite
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    DorsetGirl wrote: »
    When this happened to DH and I we both went to his bank (Halifax) and I signed the back of the cheque to say I agree to it going into his account.

    Either you're going back a long time or - unusually - Halifax adopted the Nelson touch.

    The Cheques Act 1992 put a stop to 'signing over' a cheque in the way you describe.
    If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !
  • pinkdalek
    pinkdalek Posts: 1,355 Forumite
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    Ask whoever issued the cheque to either alter it to sole or write two cheques for equal amounts to seperate payees.
  • pinkdalek wrote: »
    Ask whoever issued the cheque to either alter it to sole or write two cheques for equal amounts to seperate payees.
    This will take longer to arrange than opening a joint account somewhere?
  • ses6jwg
    ses6jwg Posts: 5,381 Forumite
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    Walk into building society on a saturday morning with driving license/ passport and utility bill.

    Walk to counter.

    Say "we would like to open a joint account. We need an account number today"

    Either it will be

    a) "We need to book an appointment"

    or

    b) "Yes take a seat I'll just get someone"

    If a) walk out down the road to the next bank/ building society and repeat.
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