Starling closed account and sending cheque ?

sheramber

You reported earlier the problem with Starling bank had been resolved.

Are your other bank accounts still frozen?

If the account has been closed because of suspected fraud/money laundering then it is unlikely the bank will transfer the  money to another account or send the cheque anywhere but the address on record.

Standingstrong

Section62 said:

Standingstrong said:

Penguin_ said:

Standingstrong said:

Section62 said:

Standingstrong said:

Starling bank reviewed and closed my account and is sending a cheque to my old address ..
it’s a £4k cheque here I seriously don’t know what to do? Can I get them to transfer the money to my other bank account? Or do I have to wait for the cheque I’m going out of my mind here of stress and worry 

how long do cheques take to be delivered ? 

Please give advice as they aren’t listening to me

How long since you last lived at the 'old address' ?

Your previous thread about the abandoned property opposite your current address suggested you've been living there years IIRC.

Do you still have Royal Mail redirection set up, and if not, do you know the owners of the 'old address' well enough to be able to get hold of the cheque? (bearing in mind it could be them that tipped Starling off)

Moved out of the address in July… 

Seriously don’t know what to do

Go to the address & see if they still have the letter?

No starling has sent the cheque today .. and I don’t know if I’m going to have trouble getting the cheque..

will they be able to cash it ?? I’m so worried 

You'll need to hope they are honest people - i.e. not the kind who'd unlawfully enter someone else's home and change the locks. As an example.

Banks and other financial institutions treat honesty as having utmost importance.  In your position I'd be less worried about getting hold of the Starling cheque, and more worried about whether there are other FI's I'd forgotten to inform about the move, and/or what will happen if the closure of your Starling account is due to some kind of concerns regarding fraud (i.e. if a CIFAS marker is heading your way)

Like I said nothing to do with my previous address ,

my STARLING ACCOUNT got blocked in review for 3 weeks and they decided to close it. Abs they send the cheque to my old address 

Standingstrong

sheramber said:

You reported earlier the problem with Starling bank had been resolved.

Are your other bank accounts still frozen?

If the account has been closed because of suspected fraud/money laundering then it is unlikely the bank will transfer the  money to another account or send the cheque anywhere but the address on record.

Yes it is resolved now as there sending me the cheque to my old address WHICH I don’t live at.. and I’m worried that the new occupiers won’t give me it. 

No not no more they’re not

ive asked them to transfer it instead of cheque worth a try if they say no then I’ll have to knock the old house door and let them know

Standingstrong

Asghar said:

Standingstrong said:

Starling bank reviewed and closed my account and is sending a cheque to my old address ..

So you never updated your new address, why not?

As it was in review they wouldn’t let me do nothing to the account ! 

km1500

did you update Starling with your new address or do they still have  your old address as your current address it's not clear

Standingstrong

km1500 said:

did you update Starling with your new address or do they still have  your old address as your current address it's not clear

Old address as current that’s where the cheque is going 

but someone else lives in the property .. 

Standingstrong

What do u guys expect me to do then.. I don’t know wether to laugh or cry.. 

sheramber

Wait and see if the cheque is handed in to the agent.

Make sure all your other accounts etc are updated to your current address.

Daliah

sheramber said:

Wait and see if the cheque is handed in to the agent.

Make sure all your other accounts etc are updated to your current address.

Plus: if at all possible, get rid of the CIFAS marker which appears to be the source of your troubles and/or stop doing what got you the CIFAS marker in the first place.

SiliconChip

Why didn't you set up a mail redirection to your new address when you left the old one? Had you done that then you would at least know that the cheque would turn up where you live now.