Regular Saver Thread **New and Restarted**

Fingerbobs

katsu wrote: »

Monmouthshire want a cheque sending through - I no longer have an account with a chequebook. I thought I would save the planet when we last switched so didn't appply for one. Anyone been able to get them to agree to take a payment by standing order or other means?

Will your bank print you a one-off cheque if you pop into a branch? Nationwide did this for me a few months ago for my FlexAccount.

20SmthngSver

It's not that you don't have an account with a chequebook, it's that you didn't ask for one. All current accounts can have a chequebook supplied if you ask for one.

Or, if you have any accounts with a Building Society, including Nationwide, they can issue one drawn on your account over the counter.

20SmthngSver

Is the Monmouthshire BS Celebration an in branch only opening account? Shame as it looks good, but I live nowhere near a branch.

Fingerbobs

20SmthngSver wrote: »

Is the Monmouthshire BS Celebration an in branch only opening account? Shame as it looks good, but I live nowhere near a branch.

It is now. It was open for online applications for a short time just before Easter, but the online option was quickly removed.

20SmthngSver

Oh well. I'd have stopped funding my Nottingham Building Society Sunshine Regular Saver, which is 2.3% but has a term of 17 months of which I have 7 left, and opened this one instead.

glider3560

20SmthngSver wrote: »

It's not that you don't have an account with a chequebook, it's that you didn't ask for one. All current accounts can have a chequebook supplied if you ask for one.

Not if you're with one of the modern digital only banks, who don't issue chequebooks altogether.

20SmthngSver

glider3560 wrote: »

Not if you're with one of the modern digital only banks, who don't issue chequebooks altogether.

I think a tiny minority only have one account which is app or online based only with no accounts elsewhere. Tesco Bank and First Direct offer them.

katsu

Fingerbobs wrote: »

Will your bank print you a one-off cheque if you pop into a branch? Nationwide did this for me a few months ago for my FlexAccount.

That is inspired feedback Fingerbobs. I will go into the branch and find out - I have a nationwide account so I can ask them. :money:

20SmthngSver

katsu wrote: »

That is inspired feedback Fingerbobs. I will go into the branch and find out - I have a nationwide account so I can ask them. :money:

Nationwide, being a Building Society, will draw a counter cheque from your account over the counter there and then free of charge. You just need to tell them who do make it payable to. You can also request a cheque withdrawal online and they will send it to you.

Stompa

I was a bit surprised to receive a savings passbook today from Monmouthshire BS. I hadn't realised that they would be issuing one, or that such things still existed! I can't fault their speed though, given that I only sent the form back to them on Tuesday morning.