Finding out a payee sort code

Pard_2

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

Some banks do not store standing order details once cancelled.

In a legal proceeding such as this is there any way of obtaining this?...is there not a minimum time for such details to be held.

In court if such an allegation is made....will they check the receivers account?

Basically how can I prove the monies were being transferred now the standing order has been cancelled.

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

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Hominu

Pard wrote: »

In a legal proceeding such as this is there any way of obtaining this?...is there not a minimum time for such details to be held.

The bank will know exactly where every payment into your account has come from and where every payment has gone to for at least the last 6 years. However, it's doubtful that they would give you this information. They are more likely to only offer back statements.

You may get help if you go through the courts and a suitable solicitor, but its going to cost you money as the later are not cheap!

innovate

If you don't have statements: if you have online access, it should be easy to get statements for the last 6 or 12 months. If not, you can still ask the bank for printed statements. Though they might charge a small fee for each duplicate statement.

The statements might not show the sort code and account number of the recipient. But at least you will have a record of the £1K a month going out.

However, if the payments were made with the account holder's knowledge, there is not much the account holder can do. For starters, if your sister let someone else (even here husband) access her sole-name bank account, she will have broken the bank's T&Cs.

Pard_2

The outgoings are all in the statements but there is only a payment reference which is just my sisters initials, and he didn't have access to it the standing order was set up with her knowledge by misleading her. My sister is fairly young in her early twenties and her naiveity and trusting of husband got her in this mess

pmduk

I suspect you'll need to keep a close eye on the legal costs before they cost more than the amount that's in dispute. It's not going to be an easy case to win as your sister is old enough to be expected to know what she's doing.

henm2

If the standing order was set up on an old traditional paper standing order form the bank in addition to being able to advise the payee sort code should also be able to supply a copy of the standing order set up. My bank has things like that scanned into their systems and records kept for 6 years.

Pard_2

Standing order was set up in bank but bank are saying they are finding difficult to track the details. It's roughly about £9,000 gone out of account. Do you think stand a chance of seeing any of this again through civil proceedings?.

Pard_2

Were do I stand in obtaining this information from the bank am I legally entitled to it?

Biggles

I don't see how the bank can refuse her (not you) the account details, as she signed the form with them on in the first place.