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We moved into our new house last week and yesterday received a nice and unexpected welcome hamper from Yorkshire Bank in the post. It has a bottle of wine, chocolates, biscuits and fudge in it. My sister was rather jealous as she took out a Yorkshire Bank mortgage last year and didn't receive anything.

For fun (if anything about a mortgage can be fun!), just curious if other mortgage providers do this and what others have received.

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  • RelievedSheff
    RelievedSheff Posts: 12,690 Forumite
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    We didn't receive a hamper from the mortgage provider but we did get a lovely hamper from David Wilson Homes when we moved in.

    All we got from the mortgage provider on move in day was a letter on the doormat to remind us that our first payment would be larger than usual :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • We didn't receive a hamper from the mortgage provider but we did get a lovely hamper from David Wilson Homes when we moved in.

    All we got from the mortgage provider on move in day was a letter on the doormat to remind us that our first payment would be larger than usual :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    The letter arrived with the hamper, perhaps to soften the blow!!
  • [Deleted User]
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    Probably most of the answers you need are in this thread - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6013102
  • BachSoon
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    We were told by the estate agent for our seller that there would be a 'welcome hamper' for us, but it never materialised. I'm sure it would have been lovely if it had :rotfl:
  • ACG
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    Accord do something similar and I think Skipton do or used to. There may be one or 2 smaller building societies who do something similar.
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  • sal_III
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    We got a box from Nationwide about 1-2 weeks after moving in, containing a pack of loo paper, a roll of kitchen paper and some snacks and promotional material. It was a nice touch.

    The welcome gift from the developer was much posher, picture frame, bath towel, Reed Diffuser and something else that i forgot about from The White Company.
  • csgohan4
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    ACG wrote: »
    Accord do something similar and I think Skipton do or used to. There may be one or 2 smaller building societies who do something similar.

    Sadly Skipton don't
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • kingstreet
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    Caitykinss wrote: »
    We moved into our new house last week and yesterday received a nice and unexpected welcome hamper from Yorkshire Bank in the post. It has a bottle of wine, chocolates, biscuits and fudge in it. My sister was rather jealous as she took out a Yorkshire Bank mortgage last year and didn't receive anything.

    For fun (if anything about a mortgage can be fun!), just curious if other mortgage providers do this and what others have received.
    Yorkshire Bank or Yorkshire Building Society?

    I suspect it's the latter as YBS subsidiary Accord does it, as does Nationwide and Halifax.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • Caitykinss
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    kingstreet wrote: »
    Yorkshire Bank or Yorkshire Building Society?

    I suspect it's the latter as YBS subsidiary Accord does it, as does Nationwide and Halifax.

    No, definitely Yorkshire Bank. I think it's a new thing as my sister didn't get one just over a year ago.
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