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iWeb - Account Closure?

ChilliBob
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Hey guys,
I have an iWeb account, which currently just has £10 in cash in a GIA. It previously had an ISA of 6 figures, now moved to II.
I've just received a message from iWeb saying my account is now closed?! - Nowhere can I find this on their site that they'd close it if there wasn't activity but there was a cash balance - I thought that was the whole *point*, that iWeb didn't do that.
I've successfully logged in but it just shows the service unavailable at the moment. And no live chat either.
Anyone else experienced anything like this? Or having issues with iWeb at the moment?
Before anyone asks - I wanted to keep iWeb open since I've already paid for it, and you never know what other platforms might do to their charging model - so no harm in keeping the account open.
I have an iWeb account, which currently just has £10 in cash in a GIA. It previously had an ISA of 6 figures, now moved to II.
I've just received a message from iWeb saying my account is now closed?! - Nowhere can I find this on their site that they'd close it if there wasn't activity but there was a cash balance - I thought that was the whole *point*, that iWeb didn't do that.
I've successfully logged in but it just shows the service unavailable at the moment. And no live chat either.
Anyone else experienced anything like this? Or having issues with iWeb at the moment?
Before anyone asks - I wanted to keep iWeb open since I've already paid for it, and you never know what other platforms might do to their charging model - so no harm in keeping the account open.
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I can log in to iWeb and the chat appears to be up, so I guess it's not up for you because your account is closed. Unless it was down, and is now back up.1
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Nope, the same for me. Thanks for trying - means it's not worth me messing around online anymore I'll just have to call them I guess
Thanks
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ChilliBob said:
I've just received a message from iWeb saying my account is now closed?! - Nowhere can I find this on their site that they'd close it if there wasn't activity but there was a cash balance - I thought that was the whole *point*, that iWeb didn't do that.
I suspect therefore if they have closed your account, its a misunderstanding relating to your ISA being transferred out and they've assumed you intended it be closed rather than due to inactivity.0 -
Cheers, fingers crossed its a !!!!!! up, the isa transfer, after months, completed in early December0
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Cheers. Hmm, you'd have thought they would send a warning first right?0
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ChilliBob said:Cheers. Hmm, you'd have thought they would send a warning first right?1
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Yeah, I suppose, but I didn't view iweb as some fly by night cheapo option *entirely* - I mean it's backed by Lloyds, and you *do* have to pay to make a trade after all. Well, I'll give them a call anyhow and see what I can do. Even if its just to try transactions history to update my ISA transfer.0
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It sounds to me like they can't use 16.5 in the OP's case. The section states "Where your account does not hold any assets and has not been used for a period of 12 months or more, we reserve the right to close your account."
"Assets" is defined in 3.1 as "The portfolio of investments and uninvested cash held in your account and in respect of which we provide the service".
So if the OP holds uninvested cash, regardless of how small this is, then in my opinion the OP has "assets", and so 16.5 isn't applicable.
I'm in a similar position, but I have no cash either, so they could apply 16.5 to me. I'm also getting "Unfortunately this service is unavailable at the moment" when I log in. But unlike the OP, I haven't even received an email!1 -
On the blower now, they claim they cannot reopen, would have to join again. But I'm getting a statement of all trade history posted to me, which is useful for starters. Good detective work though! I may try again tomorrow0
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