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Charges for electronic money transfer
swindiff
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Just completed a remortgage and there is a surplus of around £400 to be paid to me by my conveyancer. Originally they asked for bank details of where any surplus should be sent but they have posted a cheque. I contacted them to say I would prefer it to be transferred and was told there would be a charge of £35. Therefore any payment of less that £500 they send out a cheque. I therefore said ok fine leave things as they are and I will bank the cheque when it arrives.
My question is this. Surely it is easier and cheaper for them to just do an electronic bank transfer rather than having to issue a cheque. So why the £35 charge. It's also less convenient for the client (me) as they have to make a trip to the bank to deposit a cheque. All seems a bit old fashioned when Internet banking these days is so much more convenient. Am I missing something here?
My question is this. Surely it is easier and cheaper for them to just do an electronic bank transfer rather than having to issue a cheque. So why the £35 charge. It's also less convenient for the client (me) as they have to make a trip to the bank to deposit a cheque. All seems a bit old fashioned when Internet banking these days is so much more convenient. Am I missing something here?
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Sounds like they would send it via CHAPS, for which the banks make a charge. You could try asking for it by BACS instead.0
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It's sent now and I'm not really bothered about, it just curious. Sending out cheques these days just seems so inifficient at both ends.0
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It is standard that all such transactions are done via the CHAPS system and as such a charge is made for this.0
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I had the option of about 5 different payment methods, should the solicitors handling my purchase need to transfer money to me, each with a different timescale and cost. And I could send my deposit via faster payments, as long as I stuck to my own banks limits which meant sending it in two amounts. The only CHAPS payment required is on completion for the balance of funds to the vendor.0
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