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  • nomorekids
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    Monument now has "Transfer in from existing cash ISA" on my app today.

    Whole transfers only. 
    Monument now has "Transfer in from existing cash ISA" on my app today.

    Whole transfers only. 
    just downloaded the app its say they DONT accept transfers in from other providers
    I ignored the Dont accept transfers message and then when you get the account open, click on deposit and the option is there to "transfer in"
    If you want to be rich, never, ever have kids ;)
  • northernstar007
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    Monument now has "Transfer in from existing cash ISA" on my app today.

    Whole transfers only. 
    Monument now has "Transfer in from existing cash ISA" on my app today.

    Whole transfers only. 
    just downloaded the app its say they DONT accept transfers in from other providers
    I ignored the Dont accept transfers message and then when you get the account open, click on deposit and the option is there to "transfer in"
    thats great ive started a transfer from VM
    question i have already topped this year isa up and put that info in the application, but on the app its saying allowance used 0.00 
    also how long does the transfer take
  • friolento
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    Gambler said:
    VNX said:
    Having been nonplus about the three month bonus rates up to now, currently having my emergency fund/easy access money with ZOPA at 4.5% 

    I have decided today to move this 20k ish to CHIP for their 5.9% bonus rate for three months and I’ll see what’s what mid July and decide what to do with my money then 

    All was very easy to open the CHIP ISA and add bonus and initiate the transfer 
    I dilly-dallied and missed the boat, as I think Chip withdrew it today (ironically, I went to open it today). That'll teach me.
    I downloaded the app yesterday but didn't complete the transfer request as NatWest would not let me transfer more than £20K 😤

    Anyway I've just applied the promo code. Promotion expires 24 April so you could still try?

    Could anybody confirm when the 5.9% expires please?

    Is it 90 days from your first deposit or 90 days from when you apply promo code?

    What sort of transfer did you attempt?

    If an ISA transfer, you must request that from the receiving ISA provider.

    If just a normal bank xfer, £20k is the maximum annual allowance you have for an ISA.
  • Gambler
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    friolento said:
    Gambler said:
    VNX said:
    Having been nonplus about the three month bonus rates up to now, currently having my emergency fund/easy access money with ZOPA at 4.5% 

    I have decided today to move this 20k ish to CHIP for their 5.9% bonus rate for three months and I’ll see what’s what mid July and decide what to do with my money then 

    All was very easy to open the CHIP ISA and add bonus and initiate the transfer 
    I dilly-dallied and missed the boat, as I think Chip withdrew it today (ironically, I went to open it today). That'll teach me.
    I downloaded the app yesterday but didn't complete the transfer request as NatWest would not let me transfer more than £20K 😤

    Anyway I've just applied the promo code. Promotion expires 24 April so you could still try?

    Could anybody confirm when the 5.9% expires please?

    Is it 90 days from your first deposit or 90 days from when you apply promo code?

    What sort of transfer did you attempt?

    If an ISA transfer, you must request that from the receiving ISA provider.

    If just a normal bank xfer, £20k is the maximum annual allowance you have for an ISA.
    All my ISAs are flexible so I was just trying to move sine cash around. NatWest my current account have a daily limit of 20k but they do allow one off transfers up to 100k. I couldn't get it to work and wasted too much time trying to be put through to a human so I'll be switching my current account.
  • masonic
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    edited 10 April at 10:01PM
    Gambler said:
    friolento said:
    Gambler said:
    VNX said:
    Having been nonplus about the three month bonus rates up to now, currently having my emergency fund/easy access money with ZOPA at 4.5% 

    I have decided today to move this 20k ish to CHIP for their 5.9% bonus rate for three months and I’ll see what’s what mid July and decide what to do with my money then 

    All was very easy to open the CHIP ISA and add bonus and initiate the transfer 
    I dilly-dallied and missed the boat, as I think Chip withdrew it today (ironically, I went to open it today). That'll teach me.
    I downloaded the app yesterday but didn't complete the transfer request as NatWest would not let me transfer more than £20K 😤

    Anyway I've just applied the promo code. Promotion expires 24 April so you could still try?

    Could anybody confirm when the 5.9% expires please?

    Is it 90 days from your first deposit or 90 days from when you apply promo code?

    What sort of transfer did you attempt?

    If an ISA transfer, you must request that from the receiving ISA provider.

    If just a normal bank xfer, £20k is the maximum annual allowance you have for an ISA.
    All my ISAs are flexible so I was just trying to move sine cash around. NatWest my current account have a daily limit of 20k but they do allow one off transfers up to 100k. I couldn't get it to work and wasted too much time trying to be put through to a human so I'll be switching my current account.
    You are aware that there is an annual allowance of £20k and that you cannot pay more than this into an ISA yes? You would have used your 2025/26 allowance if you made this £20k transfer.
    Flexible ISAs allow you to withdraw and replace money into the same ISA as it was removed from. Move it to a different ISA yourself and it is counted as new money.
  • Gambler
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    edited 10 April at 10:00PM
    masonic said:
    Gambler said:
    friolento said:
    Gambler said:
    VNX said:
    Having been nonplus about the three month bonus rates up to now, currently having my emergency fund/easy access money with ZOPA at 4.5% 

    I have decided today to move this 20k ish to CHIP for their 5.9% bonus rate for three months and I’ll see what’s what mid July and decide what to do with my money then 

    All was very easy to open the CHIP ISA and add bonus and initiate the transfer 
    I dilly-dallied and missed the boat, as I think Chip withdrew it today (ironically, I went to open it today). That'll teach me.
    I downloaded the app yesterday but didn't complete the transfer request as NatWest would not let me transfer more than £20K 😤

    Anyway I've just applied the promo code. Promotion expires 24 April so you could still try?

    Could anybody confirm when the 5.9% expires please?

    Is it 90 days from your first deposit or 90 days from when you apply promo code?

    What sort of transfer did you attempt?

    If an ISA transfer, you must request that from the receiving ISA provider.

    If just a normal bank xfer, £20k is the maximum annual allowance you have for an ISA.
    All my ISAs are flexible so I was just trying to move sine cash around. NatWest my current account have a daily limit of 20k but they do allow one off transfers up to 100k. I couldn't get it to work and wasted too much time trying to be put through to a human so I'll be switching my current account.
    You are aware that there is an annual allowance of £20k and that you cannot pay more than this into an ISA yes? It sounds like you may have used your 2025/26 allowance if you made this £20k transfer.
    I know what I'm doing thanks. Not used any of my 25/26 allowance.
  • masonic
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    edited 10 April at 10:05PM
    Gambler said:
    masonic said:
    Gambler said:
    friolento said:
    Gambler said:
    VNX said:
    Having been nonplus about the three month bonus rates up to now, currently having my emergency fund/easy access money with ZOPA at 4.5% 

    I have decided today to move this 20k ish to CHIP for their 5.9% bonus rate for three months and I’ll see what’s what mid July and decide what to do with my money then 

    All was very easy to open the CHIP ISA and add bonus and initiate the transfer 
    I dilly-dallied and missed the boat, as I think Chip withdrew it today (ironically, I went to open it today). That'll teach me.
    I downloaded the app yesterday but didn't complete the transfer request as NatWest would not let me transfer more than £20K 😤

    Anyway I've just applied the promo code. Promotion expires 24 April so you could still try?

    Could anybody confirm when the 5.9% expires please?

    Is it 90 days from your first deposit or 90 days from when you apply promo code?

    What sort of transfer did you attempt?

    If an ISA transfer, you must request that from the receiving ISA provider.

    If just a normal bank xfer, £20k is the maximum annual allowance you have for an ISA.
    All my ISAs are flexible so I was just trying to move sine cash around. NatWest my current account have a daily limit of 20k but they do allow one off transfers up to 100k. I couldn't get it to work and wasted too much time trying to be put through to a human so I'll be switching my current account.
    You are aware that there is an annual allowance of £20k and that you cannot pay more than this into an ISA yes? It sounds like you may have used your 2025/26 allowance if you made this £20k transfer.
    I know what I'm doing thanks. Not used any of my 25/26 allowance.
    If you've downloaded the app, opened the ISA, activated the promo code and then attempted to transfer in more than £20k from your current account, you can naturally understand why it appears you need that information.
  • Gambler
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    masonic said:
    Gambler said:
    masonic said:
    Gambler said:
    friolento said:
    Gambler said:
    VNX said:
    Having been nonplus about the three month bonus rates up to now, currently having my emergency fund/easy access money with ZOPA at 4.5% 

    I have decided today to move this 20k ish to CHIP for their 5.9% bonus rate for three months and I’ll see what’s what mid July and decide what to do with my money then 

    All was very easy to open the CHIP ISA and add bonus and initiate the transfer 
    I dilly-dallied and missed the boat, as I think Chip withdrew it today (ironically, I went to open it today). That'll teach me.
    I downloaded the app yesterday but didn't complete the transfer request as NatWest would not let me transfer more than £20K 😤

    Anyway I've just applied the promo code. Promotion expires 24 April so you could still try?

    Could anybody confirm when the 5.9% expires please?

    Is it 90 days from your first deposit or 90 days from when you apply promo code?

    What sort of transfer did you attempt?

    If an ISA transfer, you must request that from the receiving ISA provider.

    If just a normal bank xfer, £20k is the maximum annual allowance you have for an ISA.
    All my ISAs are flexible so I was just trying to move sine cash around. NatWest my current account have a daily limit of 20k but they do allow one off transfers up to 100k. I couldn't get it to work and wasted too much time trying to be put through to a human so I'll be switching my current account.
    You are aware that there is an annual allowance of £20k and that you cannot pay more than this into an ISA yes? It sounds like you may have used your 2025/26 allowance if you made this £20k transfer.
    I know what I'm doing thanks. Not used any of my 25/26 allowance.
    If you've downloaded the app, opened the ISA, activated the promo code and then attempted to transfer in more than £20k from your current account, you can naturally understand why it appears you need that information.
    Maybe I've not explained correctly.

    The transfer from Natwest was into my current Zopa ISA. 

    Transfer into Chip is from Zopa. Prior year allowances.





  • where_are_we
    where_are_we Posts: 1,223 Forumite
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    Monument ISA now allowing transfers in. This makes it my most favoured 25-26 flexible Cash ISA at the moment.
    Downside is the minimum balance of £10,000. This means if I deposit £15,000 I can withdraw a maximum of £5000 over the 25-26 year before replacing it at the end of the tax year. 
     "Your Easy Access Cash ISA must not be, and is not designed to be, used for day-to-day transactions,
    such as paying bills, regularly moving money between other savings accounts and your Linked
    Account"
    The above is from their T&C`s - slightly concerning, as at times I would move money frequently from my Flexible Cash ISA to my linked bank account and then on to savings accounts.
    I have never seen a possibly restrictive clause like this before.
    There is a 30 day window to fund the ISA. Will there be better ISA offers soon (I dislike the 3 month bonus offers and anyway I am not a new customer) - I have my doubts.


  • masonic
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    Then that makes a lot more sense. Except that Natwest's online faster payment limit is normally £50k (£20k for standing orders).
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