*NEW* £125 Halifax Switch Offer + 0% Overdraft for 6 months!

AlwaysLearnin

To anyone that's switched/ing under this offer, should I expect any correspondence/update?  I filled in the switch form online on Wednesday and got a confirmation on screen, but heard nothing else since.  I expected perhaps an email or text to confirm it was received/being actioned, so now starting to wonder if it is actually going through...

Aidanmc

AlwaysLearnin said:

To anyone that's switched/ing under this offer, should I expect any correspondence/update?  I filled in the switch form online on Wednesday and got a confirmation on screen, but heard nothing else since.  I expected perhaps an email or text to confirm it was received/being actioned, so now starting to wonder if it is actually going through...

Had the same experience switching to Lloyds (so maybe halifax the same)recently....no texts, emails about the switch progress.

But all was done on the switch date.

Katiehound

Ha, Just realised that HSBC a/c will have to go to Halifax.

Just read the First Direct t & cs (good thing I did!) as you can't switch an  HSBC a/c to them, of course I realise they are the same 'family' so that's where Barclays might get to go if I can face all the aggro of getting documents countersigned. This is the home of 'old' technology so can't do anything fancy!!

phillw

Katiehound said:

Just read the First Direct t & cs (good thing I did!) as you can't switch an  HSBC a/c to them, of course I realise they are the same 'family' so that's where Barclays might get to go if I can face all the aggro of getting documents countersigned. This is the home of 'old' technology so can't do anything fancy!!

Why switch to First Direct? I didn't think you could get any cash out of them if you already had an HSBC account anyway.

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JustAnotherSaver said:

Can anyone comment when they last ran one of these?

Memory is hazy but i THINK it was something like £125 up front and then £50 after 6 months or 12 months or whatever if that jogs anyones memory?

I took advantage of it and i THINK it was before April 2020 but not 100% sure. If so then I can go ahead with this again.

Yes, August 2020. Never mind, the next one gets closer every day.

Katiehound

phillw said:

Katiehound said:

Just read the First Direct t & cs (good thing I did!) as you can't switch an  HSBC a/c to them, of course I realise they are the same 'family' so that's where Barclays might get to go if I can face all the aggro of getting documents countersigned. This is the home of 'old' technology so can't do anything fancy!!

Why switch to First Direct? I didn't think you could get any cash out of them if you already had an HSBC account anyway.

Not correct.
 HSBC was opened Aug 2015, well before their deadline
 however HSBC can go to Halifax asap.
Barclays can go to First Direct.
Simples! (Well, hopefully!)

HSBC was generous at start & with good RS rates
Barclays was good with Blue Rewards. 
Both need to go....

phillw

Katiehound said:
 HSBC was opened Aug 2015, well before their deadline

I missed the bit about a cut off in the current offer, I'm sure previously it was any hsbc account.

Although I am surprised that anyone doing this has never had a first direct account.

Katiehound

phillw said:

Katiehound said:
 HSBC was opened Aug 2015, well before their deadline

I missed the bit about a cut off in the current offer, I'm sure previously it was any hsbc account.

Although I am surprised that anyone doing this has never had a first direct account.

from their t&c s:
Sorry, we can only offer this to people who haven’t previously held an account with us, and/or has not opened a HSBC current account on or after 1 January 2019. You may hold a HSBC account and still qualify for the offer, as long as the current account was opened before 1 January 2019.

But of course the word 'may' may be crucial!!

ccdorset

I opened a Halifax Reward account today and found it to be a pretty buggy process. I have a mortgage with Halifax, so went to apply for the Reward account via Online Banking. Got quite a way through and then got the "Something went wrong" error.

I then went onto the app and applied there, was successful and the account has been opened, however it didn't give me the option to complete a switch or apply for an overdraft. The application process appeared to end once I had selected my Reward Extra.

I managed to find the switch form seperately through Online Banking afterwards and completed that, but am having no luck with the overdraft. The application tool indicates I am likely to be accepted for one with a relatively high limit, but then I get a message saying they would need to speak to me first and I had to call.

Not as smooth as I was expecting.

Oddly they have given me a sort code for a branch in Leeds, when I live in Dorset. Doesn't matter of course, but I'm a bit geeky and notice these things!

JustAnotherSaver

ccdorset said:

I've just checked and I last received a switch offer from Halifax in 2016 and left them in 2019, so am eligible for the £125 offer.

Tempted to switch my Club Lloyds account back to Halifax now!

Ooh I can't bring myself to do that.

24 free cinema tickets each year is too much to give up.

This year I might actually have to pay to see some movies, there's that many on the list.