Possible £100 Halifax switch offer starting 4/8/20

colsten

masonic said:

It just happens that Halifax accepts switching instructions online, while other banks I hold a current account I want to keep require a phonecall.

Which banks required a phonecall for switching? I can't recall a single one that did. Not even Santander, during the £50 Amazon voucher switch bonanza last year.

crumpet_man

I had to phone Santander to switch into an existing account.  If I opened a new account online then the switch could be done online.

masonic

colsten said:

masonic said:

It just happens that Halifax accepts switching instructions online, while other banks I hold a current account I want to keep require a phonecall.

Which banks required a phonecall for switching? I can't recall a single one that did. Not even Santander, during the £50 Amazon voucher switch bonanza last year.

I had to phone Santander during the switching bonanza. First Direct require a call, as do HSBC (M&S do not but require a week's notice to start the switching process), and Co-op do also. No longer a TSB customer, but they would have been my other option as ISTR they accepted online switches, but don't want to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones (unless there's an incentive on offer).

superM

Mine and other half switching bonus also arrived.  Switching completes tomorrow. 

colsten

crumpet_man said:

I had to phone Santander to switch into an existing account.  If I opened a new account online then the switch could be done online.

masonic said:

colsten said:

masonic said:

It just happens that Halifax accepts switching instructions online, while other banks I hold a current account I want to keep require a phonecall.

Which banks required a phonecall for switching? I can't recall a single one that did. Not even Santander, during the £50 Amazon voucher switch bonanza last year.

I had to phone Santander during the switching bonanza. First Direct require a call, as do HSBC (M&S do not but require a week's notice to start the switching process), and Co-op do also. No longer a TSB customer, but they would have been my other option as ISTR they accepted online switches, but don't want to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones (unless there's an incentive on offer).

That's weird. I switched over a dozen accounts into Santander during their Amazon bonanza, all online, not a single phone call needed. It's eons since I switched to First Direct, and I can't remember whether I had to call, but if I had to, it wasn't an issue. I didn't qualify for the HSBC switch offer but I did for the Coop one and definitely did not need to call the Coop over it. I am not sure now whether I ever switched to TSB but I am sure I had lots of cashback from them for several new accounts which didn't even require a switch.

I am not sure why you would need to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones - can you elaborate, please, @masonic? 

SpanishBlue

crumpet_man said:

RTguy said:

applied 4 Aug, received switch bonus already, due to complete tomorrow.  has anyone been able to find the 'reward tracker' that supposedly shows you whether you are meeting the conditions for the rewards yet? is this app only?

It's on the left in online banking but on the right in the app.
Check here for a screenshot
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6113322/halifax-reward-account-changing-to-3-charge-with-lifestyle-rewards/p78

It's definitely on the right for me in online banking. I have just checked (under "My current account options")

masonic

colsten said:

crumpet_man said:

I had to phone Santander to switch into an existing account.  If I opened a new account online then the switch could be done online.

masonic said:

colsten said:

masonic said:

It just happens that Halifax accepts switching instructions online, while other banks I hold a current account I want to keep require a phonecall.

Which banks required a phonecall for switching? I can't recall a single one that did. Not even Santander, during the £50 Amazon voucher switch bonanza last year.

I had to phone Santander during the switching bonanza. First Direct require a call, as do HSBC (M&S do not but require a week's notice to start the switching process), and Co-op do also. No longer a TSB customer, but they would have been my other option as ISTR they accepted online switches, but don't want to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones (unless there's an incentive on offer).

That's weird. I switched over a dozen accounts into Santander during their Amazon bonanza, all online, not a single phone call needed. It's eons since I switched to First Direct, and I can't remember whether I had to call, but if I had to, it wasn't an issue. I didn't qualify for the HSBC switch offer but I did for the Coop one and definitely did not need to call the Coop over it. I am not sure now whether I ever switched to TSB but I am sure I had lots of cashback from them for several new accounts which didn't even require a switch.

I am not sure why you would need to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones - can you elaborate, please, @masonic? 

I no longer have current accounts with every bank, so to use some bank's switching service would require me to open a new account. Of the current accounts I do hold, the ones I mentioned do not offer an online switching facility - trust me, I looked for it and was directed to phone. Halifax do and I already hold an account, so that is the path of least resistance for me, and the path I chose. I was lucky in that respect because I originally envisaged switching out all three BoS accounts in parallel to different banks, which would have left me short for this offer.

In my view, it is inefficient to do such things by phone. I can type something much faster than I can spell it out, and I can read and check something much faster than someone can read it back to me, and loading a webpage is faster than reaching a call handler. And I can do it with loud music on in the background. But that's just me. I'm not keen on applying for new accounts by phone either, and won't if there is an online option available to me.

colsten

masonic said:

colsten said:

crumpet_man said:

I had to phone Santander to switch into an existing account.  If I opened a new account online then the switch could be done online.

masonic said:

colsten said:

masonic said:

It just happens that Halifax accepts switching instructions online, while other banks I hold a current account I want to keep require a phonecall.

Which banks required a phonecall for switching? I can't recall a single one that did. Not even Santander, during the £50 Amazon voucher switch bonanza last year.

I had to phone Santander during the switching bonanza. First Direct require a call, as do HSBC (M&S do not but require a week's notice to start the switching process), and Co-op do also. No longer a TSB customer, but they would have been my other option as ISTR they accepted online switches, but don't want to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones (unless there's an incentive on offer).

That's weird. I switched over a dozen accounts into Santander during their Amazon bonanza, all online, not a single phone call needed. It's eons since I switched to First Direct, and I can't remember whether I had to call, but if I had to, it wasn't an issue. I didn't qualify for the HSBC switch offer but I did for the Coop one and definitely did not need to call the Coop over it. I am not sure now whether I ever switched to TSB but I am sure I had lots of cashback from them for several new accounts which didn't even require a switch.

I am not sure why you would need to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones - can you elaborate, please, @masonic? 

I no longer have current accounts with every bank, so to use some bank's switching service would require me to open a new account. Of the current accounts I do hold, the ones I mentioned do not offer an online switching facility - trust me, I looked for it and was directed to phone. Halifax do and I already hold an account, so that is the path of least resistance for me, and the path I chose. I was lucky in that respect because I originally envisaged switching out all three BoS accounts in parallel to different banks, which would have left me short for this offer.

In my view, it is inefficient to do such things by phone. I can type something much faster than I can spell it out, and I can read and check something much faster than someone can read it back to me, and loading a webpage is faster than reaching a call handler. And I can do it with loud music on in the background. But that's just me. I'm not keen on applying for new accounts by phone either, and won't if there is an online option available to me

Without going into detail, I reckon you are making this switching-for-a-bonus-cash-grab wayyyyyyyy too difficult for yourself.

masonic

colsten said:

masonic said:

colsten said:

crumpet_man said:

I had to phone Santander to switch into an existing account.  If I opened a new account online then the switch could be done online.

masonic said:

colsten said:

masonic said:

It just happens that Halifax accepts switching instructions online, while other banks I hold a current account I want to keep require a phonecall.

Which banks required a phonecall for switching? I can't recall a single one that did. Not even Santander, during the £50 Amazon voucher switch bonanza last year.

I had to phone Santander during the switching bonanza. First Direct require a call, as do HSBC (M&S do not but require a week's notice to start the switching process), and Co-op do also. No longer a TSB customer, but they would have been my other option as ISTR they accepted online switches, but don't want to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones (unless there's an incentive on offer).

That's weird. I switched over a dozen accounts into Santander during their Amazon bonanza, all online, not a single phone call needed. It's eons since I switched to First Direct, and I can't remember whether I had to call, but if I had to, it wasn't an issue. I didn't qualify for the HSBC switch offer but I did for the Coop one and definitely did not need to call the Coop over it. I am not sure now whether I ever switched to TSB but I am sure I had lots of cashback from them for several new accounts which didn't even require a switch.

I am not sure why you would need to create new donor accounts to be rid of old ones - can you elaborate, please, @masonic? 

I no longer have current accounts with every bank, so to use some bank's switching service would require me to open a new account. Of the current accounts I do hold, the ones I mentioned do not offer an online switching facility - trust me, I looked for it and was directed to phone. Halifax do and I already hold an account, so that is the path of least resistance for me, and the path I chose. I was lucky in that respect because I originally envisaged switching out all three BoS accounts in parallel to different banks, which would have left me short for this offer.

In my view, it is inefficient to do such things by phone. I can type something much faster than I can spell it out, and I can read and check something much faster than someone can read it back to me, and loading a webpage is faster than reaching a call handler. And I can do it with loud music on in the background. But that's just me. I'm not keen on applying for new accounts by phone either, and won't if there is an online option available to me

Without going into detail, I reckon you are making this switching-for-a-bonus-cash-grab wayyyyyyyy too difficult for yourself.

Really? All I did was spotted this thread, then opened a new Reward account, then switched an existing BoS account to Halifax that I'd originally intended to switch to a different Halifax account slightly later this month. Incentive paid, switch due to complete tomorrow, one less account to deal with later. I haven't done any upgrading or downgrading, and I intend to keep my new Reward account for the monthly fiver. But I'm always happy to learn... what could I have done to make things easier on myself?

I really didn't think my decision to use Halifax to dispose of some old unwanted accounts would be so controversial.

CRISPIANNE3

Switch has now completed today.  However the £100 bonus still not paid. I understood this would be paid within 7 working days from when switch was instigated. Is anyone else still waiting that applied on the 4 August.