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  • allegro120
    allegro120 Posts: 2,035 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    This offer is not comparable to easy access products. It's a 'difficult access' savings account loaded with restrictions.  Can be good for locals and those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... Yes, I think they are aiming for a bit of cash flow, but don't want to be flooded.
  • ForumUser7
    ForumUser7 Posts: 2,507 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    …those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... …
    Apparently they can arrange a FP to a NBA if you send in the passbook and a letter with a wet signature etc.
    If you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.

    N.B. (Amended from Forum Rules): You must investigate, and check several times, before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my content, as nothing I post is advice, rather it is personal opinion and is solely for discussion purposes. I research before my posts, and I never intend to share anything that is misleading, misinforming, or out of date, but don't rely on everything you read. Some of the information changes quickly, is my own opinion or may be incorrect. Verify anything you read before acting on it to protect yourself because you are responsible for any action you consequently make... DYOR, YMMV etc.
  • S_uk
    S_uk Posts: 348 Forumite
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    edited 19 May 2023 at 8:50PM
    Does anyone what is the cut off time on a working day for sending a payment into a Kent Reliance savings account (and for it to clear that day?). The website only mentions about 3.30pm being the cut off time for withdrawals, and for payments in just says: "The funds will usually be available as cleared funds in your account on the same working day we receive them." I made a payment at 3pm and hasn't yet shown on the account.
  • allegro120
    allegro120 Posts: 2,035 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    …those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... …
    Apparently they can arrange a FP to a NBA if you send in the passbook and a letter with a wet signature etc.
    It's far too much hassle for £500 withdrawal, definitely a non-starter for me. 
  • BigBlueSky
    BigBlueSky Posts: 697 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    …those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... …
    Apparently they can arrange a FP to a NBA if you send in the passbook and a letter with a wet signature etc.
    It's far too much hassle for £500 withdrawal, definitely a non-starter for me. 
    Can you only withdraw £500 at a time ??
  • ForumUser7
    ForumUser7 Posts: 2,507 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    …those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... …
    Apparently they can arrange a FP to a NBA if you send in the passbook and a letter with a wet signature etc.
    It's far too much hassle for £500 withdrawal, definitely a non-starter for me. 
    Can you only withdraw £500 at a time ??
    Faster payment withdrawals must be greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 10,000 or you’ll incur a fee.

    Cheque withdrawals can be any amount, although you may need to get it from their registered office
    If you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.

    N.B. (Amended from Forum Rules): You must investigate, and check several times, before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my content, as nothing I post is advice, rather it is personal opinion and is solely for discussion purposes. I research before my posts, and I never intend to share anything that is misleading, misinforming, or out of date, but don't rely on everything you read. Some of the information changes quickly, is my own opinion or may be incorrect. Verify anything you read before acting on it to protect yourself because you are responsible for any action you consequently make... DYOR, YMMV etc.
  • BigBlueSky
    BigBlueSky Posts: 697 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    …those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... …
    Apparently they can arrange a FP to a NBA if you send in the passbook and a letter with a wet signature etc.
    It's far too much hassle for £500 withdrawal, definitely a non-starter for me. 
    Can you only withdraw £500 at a time ??
    Faster payment withdrawals must be greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 10,000 or you’ll incur a fee.

    Cheque withdrawals can be any amount, although you may need to get it from their registered office
    Thank you.  I assume there is nothing to stop you doing multiple £10,000 FP withdrawals though to avoid any fees.
  • t1redmonkey
    t1redmonkey Posts: 949 Forumite
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    I'm personally not interested in the Hanley Economic 4.25% account, since I don't really keep much money in an easy access account for any length of time.  I get my pay at the end of the month, and then the 1st of the month I move most of it into loads of different regular savers (all of which are paying more than 4.25% anyway). 

    The easy access account I have is then just used as a temporary 'home' for some remaining money for mid-month bills and a couple of other regular savers whose SO dates I can't change (HSBC/First Direct) until I can put the money into those towards the end of the month.

    So I think the way I use my easy access account isn't compatible at all with the Hanley Economic one in terms of it's restrictive withdrawals and how you have to write a letter to get any transactions done, but I'm sure there are some people that will see it as worth going for depending on their circumstances.
  • ForumUser7
    ForumUser7 Posts: 2,507 Forumite
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    how come Hanley Economic BS can offer 4.25% and others are far lower. is it just get a big cash flow?
    …those who enjoy sending letters and cashing cheques... …
    Apparently they can arrange a FP to a NBA if you send in the passbook and a letter with a wet signature etc.
    It's far too much hassle for £500 withdrawal, definitely a non-starter for me. 
    Can you only withdraw £500 at a time ??
    Faster payment withdrawals must be greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 10,000 or you’ll incur a fee.

    Cheque withdrawals can be any amount, although you may need to get it from their registered office
    Thank you.  I assume there is nothing to stop you doing multiple £10,000 FP withdrawals though to avoid any fees.
    Kind of, only 1 penalty free withdrawal per month. Depends how quickly you wanted to withdraw funds. What I would do is open their instant access account, request TFR from branch saver, and then do multiple FPs out of the IA
    If you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.

    N.B. (Amended from Forum Rules): You must investigate, and check several times, before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my content, as nothing I post is advice, rather it is personal opinion and is solely for discussion purposes. I research before my posts, and I never intend to share anything that is misleading, misinforming, or out of date, but don't rely on everything you read. Some of the information changes quickly, is my own opinion or may be incorrect. Verify anything you read before acting on it to protect yourself because you are responsible for any action you consequently make... DYOR, YMMV etc.
  • tg99
    tg99 Posts: 1,258 Forumite
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    S_uk said:
    Does anyone what is the cut off time on a working day for sending a payment into a Kent Reliance savings account (and for it to clear that day?). The website only mentions about 3.30pm being the cut off time for withdrawals, and for payments in just says: "The funds will usually be available as cleared funds in your account on the same working day we receive them." I made a payment at 3pm and hasn't yet shown on the account.
    It’s also 330pm for deposits from what I was told. I have previously done a payment around 3pm on a Friday and it didn’t show till Monday but was dated Friday.
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