which banks let you have 2 current accounts?

romanza

HI.

I was wondering whether it was possible to have two separate current accounts with the same bank? I've checked their sites and can't find any information on this. I know some banks only let you have the one.

I have two jobs. (day job and dream job) I would like an account for each to keep my incomes/outgoings separate for each job. Dream job would only have dream job related outgoings whereas day job outgoings would include regular bills, etc. (I don't pay enough bills for the Santander 123 account, by the way.)

The thing is, I'm one of those morons who would like everything with the same bank. So I would need 2 current accounts and a credit card.

Has anybody got two current accounts with the same bank here? And if so, which one(s)?

Any advice welcome!

SnowTiger

I can't think of a bank that won't allow customers to have more than one account.

I have two (or more) Current Accounts with Natwest, N&P, Halifax and Santander (off the top of my head).

Santander offer their Everyday account which doesn't having funding or Direct Debit requirements and doesn't charge a fee.

Having a Current account with different banking groups is a good idea. They all have outages from time to time, so it's useful to have a backup.

[Deleted User]

Double life...?

Futuristic

Tesco would be a good choice if you wanted 2 accounts in same place with no requirements and 3% interest.

As advised you'd probably want to split between 2 banks.

EarthBoy

romanza wrote: »

I know some banks only let you have the one.

Which banks are they? I don't know of any.

Some banks will only let you have one account of a particular type, usually those with extra benefits or bonuses, e.g. Halifax Reward account, or TSB Classic Plus, but you can have several plain and ordinary accounts.

Eco_Miser

Bank of Scotland let you have three interest-earning current accounts. If necessary, you can meet their funding requirements by internal transfers.

Dird

Deleted_User wrote: »

Double life...?

In one life, he's Thomas A. Romanza, program writer for a respectable software company. He has a national insurance number, pays his taxes, and he...keeps hoping to get laid. The other life is lived in computers, where he goes by the alias "romanza" and is guilty of trolling around on MSE. One of these lives has a future, and one of them does not.

Cisco001

RBS & Tesco

colsten

Cisco001 wrote: »

RBS & Tesco

Why are you singling these two out when all other UK banks that offer current accounts let you have more than 1 of them?

Cisco001

colsten wrote: »

Why are you singling these two out when all other UK banks that offer current accounts let you have more than 1 of them?

Most banks allow 1 on sole name 1 on joint on current ac
But there are people who is single!
RBS allow 3 current a/c on sole name
Tesco allow 2, if I remember correctly.

Rbs with 3% interest for 3k - 5k balance if 1k pay in
Tesco with 3% for 3k

I am not aware any other high interest current allow more than 1 sole name

colsten

Cisco001 wrote: »

Rbs with 3% interest for 3k - 5k balance if 1k pay in

I think you mean BoS. RBS do not currently have any interest paying current accounts.

Cisco001 wrote: »

I am not awareaccounts that any other high interest current allow more than 1 sole name

Honest. Do you actually know anything about accounts that pay interest?