Halifax Offer £135 to switch

Steve_xx

Not sure if this has been posted previously, but if so I will delete this:

GET £135 TO SWITCH
*Subject to application and approval

More people have switched to us than to any other bank.

£135 reward – for new and existing customers who switch to us. Get £50 within 7 working days and £85 after six months
Get a six month fee-free arranged overdraft - you'll then pay 1p per £7 borrowed. Overdrafts are subject to application and approval, and are repayable on demand.
It's easy - We'll move all your payments, including Direct Debits, standing orders and your remaining balance will be transferred into your new account.

The £135 reward
You’re eligible for the £50 offer if:
You use the Current Account Switch Service, close your old account held elsewhere and switch into one of the following accounts:

A Halifax Reward Current Account
A Halifax Ultimate Reward Current Account (£17 monthly maintaining the account fee applies with this account)
An existing Halifax Current Account

You’re eligible for the £85 if after six months you have:
Paid at least £1500 into your switched Halifax current account each month from your switch date.
Made a payment using your Halifax debit card.
Signed up for paper-free letters and statements

badger09

Steve_xx wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted previously, but if so I will delete this:

GET £135 TO SWITCH
*Subject to application and approval

More people have switched to us than to any other bank.

£135 reward – for new and existing customers who switch to us. Get £50 within 7 working days and £85 after six months
Get a six month fee-free arranged overdraft - you'll then pay 1p per £7 borrowed. Overdrafts are subject to application and approval, and are repayable on demand.
It's easy - We'll move all your payments, including Direct Debits, standing orders and your remaining balance will be transferred into your new account.

The £135 reward
You’re eligible for the £50 offer if:
You use the Current Account Switch Service, close your old account held elsewhere and switch into one of the following accounts:

A Halifax Reward Current Account
A Halifax Ultimate Reward Current Account (£17 monthly maintaining the account fee applies with this account)
An existing Halifax Current Account

You’re eligible for the £85 if after six months you have:
Paid at least £1500 into your switched Halifax current account each month from your switch date.
Made a payment using your Halifax debit card.
Signed up for paper-free letters and statements

Thanks, but you missed out this:

'You are not eligible for the offer if you have previously received any other offer or benefits for switching to a Halifax bank account at any point since January 2012.'

Sadly, that rules many of us out, so quite important;)

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Got my hopes up there ....!

swindiff

Excellent. Already a Halifax customer but never had a switch reward from them. Just opened a new Nationwide account so I can switch it to my existing Halifax account. Easy money

SlovakianGuy

Finally! I'm tempted to switch now. But it is possible that they could increase the bonus even more? There was a £200 bonus in 2015 from them. I wonder if there's any chance they will introduce it again.

SlovakianGuy

swindiff wrote: »

Excellent. Already a Halifax customer but never had a switch reward from them. Just opened a new Nationwide account so I can switch it to my existing Halifax account. Easy money

I would keep Nationwide. You can earn up to £500 each tax year by recommending your friends.

I just switched my Starling to NatWest for £125. Now I'm thinking about switching my Monzo to Halifax for £135. But I have 2 direct debits on Monzo, so it's better to switch it to HSBC for £200, since HSBC requires at least 2 DDs or st. orders.

I could still switch one of my two Metro accounts to Halifax, but I opened it this month. This wouldn't be very good for my credit score I guess.

masonic

SlovakianGuy wrote: »

Finally! I'm tempted to switch now. But it is possible that they could increase the bonus even more? There was a £200 bonus in 2015 from them. I wonder if there's any chance they will introduce it again.

Seems unlikely as the benefits offered have been gradually decreasing among several providers.

masonic

SlovakianGuy wrote: »

I could still switch one of my two Metro accounts to Halifax, but I opened it this month. This wouldn't be very good for my credit score I guess.

It seems to take quite a large volume of current account applications to have a material effect on ones credit scoring. I've applied for 4 in a day before and suffered no ill effects, others have done more.

swindiff

SlovakianGuy wrote: »

I would keep Nationwide. You can earn up to £500 each tax year by recommending your friends.

I already have 2 Nationwide accounts, just opened this one specifically to switch

SlovakianGuy

masonic wrote: »

Seems unlikely as the benefits offered have been gradually decreasing among several providers.

Not sure about this. My friend switched to NatWest for £100 this summer. I'm switching right now for £125. That's an increase.

Halifax just increased the bonus from £75 to £135. Yeah, £200 seems unlikely, but maybe £150 .. but it's not worth waiting so I'll switch now

SlovakianGuy

swindiff wrote: »

I already have 2 Nationwide accounts, just opened this one specifically to switch

Ahhh OK How many Nationwide accounts can a single individual actually have? (sorry for offtopic)