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Banks that allow 2 joint current accounts?

2005eyeball
2005eyeball Posts: 41 Forumite
edited 4 September 2014 at 9:44PM in Budgeting & bank accounts
We want to switch banks but would really like to be able to hold two joint current accounts, one for bill payments & one for spending money. Does anyone know whether most banks would offer this? Quite keen on the Co-op Bank, will call them tomorrow but thought I'd ask now on here!

Cheers

2005

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  • Archi_Bald
    Archi_Bald Posts: 9,681 Forumite
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    Any particular reason why the accounts would need to be with the same bank? It's a good idea to have more than one current account at more than one financial institution (remember the Natwest/RBS/Ulster meltdown a couple of years ago?)
  • ...one for bill payments...
    The Santander 123 Current Account is quite nifty for this. £2 monthly fee but gives cashback on council tax, utility bill and communications payments.
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  • You'll probably find a shorter list by looking for a bank that doesnt allow this. Dont know any that wouldnt allow dual joint accounts
  • You'll probably find a shorter list by looking for a bank that doesnt allow this. Dont know any that wouldnt allow dual joint accounts

    Happy to stand corrected but i believe Santander only allow one joint 123 account but each person may have an additional one in their sole name.
  • MrsWenger wrote: »
    Happy to stand corrected but i believe Santander only allow one joint 123 account but each person may have an additional one in their sole name.

    I don't think there would be any reason why you wouldn't be allowed as many bog standard current accounts as you wanted. Restrictions tend to be on special accounts like 123 accounts.
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  • MrsWenger wrote: »
    Happy to stand corrected but i believe Santander only allow one joint 123 account but each person may have an additional one in their sole name.

    The OP only say they want the two accounts with the same bank not that the two accounts should be the same product. So they could have a joint 123 and a joint basic account with Santander
  • xylophone
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    Two joint accounts with TSB?
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