Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List!

silvercar

Band7 said:

My cheque for the MonBS Xmas saver, sent to them on Nov 24, has been cashed today. I am still waiting for the passbook which they say they posted on the 9th. It’s like the 1970s all over again, just my bones are older now

Mine has also been cashed and no sign of the passbook. I have had no connection to MonBS previously so I am relieved that they cashed the cheque without insisting on further ID checks. 

trickydicky14

Band7 said:

My cheque for the MonBS Xmas saver, sent to them on Nov 24, has been cashed today. I am still waiting for the passbook which they say they posted on the 9th. It’s like the 1970s all over again, just my bones are older now

Yes me too, sent on the 25th Nov and cheque showing in my bank account today. No passbook as yet.

schiff

Monmouth
Handed my application over the counter at my PO so that it would go in the diplomatic bag on Monday 28/11. Used one of their franked envelopes, second class.
Heard nothing from them yet, but my £200 cheque has been posted to my current account this morning!
Second class on 28/11 is late compared to the reports of others on here. It's encouraging!

veryintrigued

Monmouthshire

For those who think it might be more thoughtful taking all your Monmouthshire blow by blow blogs to a separate and dedicated thread here you are:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6411103/monmouthshire-nov-dec-new-regular-savers/p1?new=1

SFindlay

Monmouthshire

For those who wish to continue discussing issues around Regular Savers on this Regular Saver Accounts: Best Currently Available (of which Monmouthshire Christmas Saver is right up there at top of list)  thread rather than be dictated to by others and have to search in different threads for answers has anyone opened the account in branch rather than by post and if so was it by appointment only and was it opened there and then? 

t1redmonkey

SFindlay said:

Monmouthshire

For those who wish to continue discussing issues around Regular Savers on this Regular Saver Accounts: Best Currently Available (of which Monmouthshire Christmas Saver is right up there at top of list)  thread rather than be dictated to by others and have to search in different threads for answers has anyone opened the account in branch rather than by post and if so was it by appointment only and was it opened there and then? 

I opened it in branch yes.  I phoned the branch on the day the product launched and got an appointment 2 days after that.  Appointment took about 45 minutes but got everything set up and account was funded there and then., also got the 3.75% regular saver set up at the same time while I was there.

george4064

@Special_Saver2 the HSBC regular saver account only allows you to pay in up to £250 per month whereas your post suggests a max of £300 per month can be paid in.

liamcov

Nothing for me re Monmouthshire, not even a secure message back.

I do get excited every time I login to see the list of accounts there - mostly closed! Is there any way to remove these from there?

FishInGlass

SFindlay said:

Monmouthshire

For those who wish to continue discussing issues around Regular Savers on this Regular Saver Accounts: Best Currently Available (of which Monmouthshire Christmas Saver is right up there at top of list)  thread rather than be dictated to by others and have to search in different threads for answers has anyone opened the account in branch rather than by post and if so was it by appointment only and was it opened there and then? 

I went into branch on Friday  25th November. Appointment only and the earliest appointment available was the following Wednesday 30th. The process took about 20 minutes. I was not a current member having cashed in my previous RS in September due to lack of good options with them at the time so had to provide id and signature. My online account was still active and I had to use the add account option. The following Monday I was able to see the initial payment along with the subsequent December funding on the 1st.

Band7

Some rate hikes on existing Chorley accounts