New £175 bonus for switching to Halifax Reward (29 Nov 2022)

pfpf

AlwaysLearnin said:

pfpf said:

dcs34 said:

pfpf said:

peoples experience!
are Halifax on the ball regarding dates of a previous incentive? i know some banks are better than others at this.

Only one way to find out.

Rustled up a donor account today and have just requested a switch to my second existing Halifax account (I have had the April 2020 reward on my first Halifax account, so this might test if they are tracking individual accounts rather than the account holders). 10 days from today is the 13th, so 6 days to test out.

i set the ball rolling last week to "find out" 

Any news?

not looking likely. my switch date is tomorrow and no bonus paid. my previous bonus was 08/20 on a different account but looks like Halifax are "efficient".
whether a new "login" beats the system i'll never know but certainly not a new account on an existing login.

Ed-1

pfpf said:

AlwaysLearnin said:

pfpf said:

dcs34 said:

pfpf said:

peoples experience!
are Halifax on the ball regarding dates of a previous incentive? i know some banks are better than others at this.

Only one way to find out.

Rustled up a donor account today and have just requested a switch to my second existing Halifax account (I have had the April 2020 reward on my first Halifax account, so this might test if they are tracking individual accounts rather than the account holders). 10 days from today is the 13th, so 6 days to test out.

i set the ball rolling last week to "find out" 

Any news?

not looking likely. my switch date is tomorrow and no bonus paid. my previous bonus was 08/20 on a different account but looks like Halifax are "efficient".
whether a new "login" beats the system i'll never know but certainly not a new account on an existing login.

A new login does the trick.

Nevergonnaretire

Well I got my debit card and internet banking activation, all working OK. No sign of the bonus but then my switch date is Monday so maybe its not got there yet..

macy08

Opened the account on the 2nd (already had login details due to existing kids monthly savers). Chose 1st available switch date (from Metro Bank) of the 13th and today have £175 sitting in my account. Once I receive the card and pin, which aren't even showing in the app yet, I will switch on the Reward Extra.

PRAISETHESUN

Ed-1 said:

pfpf said:

AlwaysLearnin said:

pfpf said:

dcs34 said:

pfpf said:

peoples experience!
are Halifax on the ball regarding dates of a previous incentive? i know some banks are better than others at this.

Only one way to find out.

Rustled up a donor account today and have just requested a switch to my second existing Halifax account (I have had the April 2020 reward on my first Halifax account, so this might test if they are tracking individual accounts rather than the account holders). 10 days from today is the 13th, so 6 days to test out.

i set the ball rolling last week to "find out" 

Any news?

not looking likely. my switch date is tomorrow and no bonus paid. my previous bonus was 08/20 on a different account but looks like Halifax are "efficient".
whether a new "login" beats the system i'll never know but certainly not a new account on an existing login.

A new login does the trick.

I assume this would also allow you to open additional Reward accounts up to a max of 3 per user profile?

PRAISETHESUN

AmityNeon said:

alibean121 said:

In my experience you’re better with Yorkshire or Skipton Building Society savings accounts for debit card topup. Or paying a credit card bill.

Assuming payments aren’t blocked, Revolut is the faster method as deposits are instant and the money can be moved immediately elsewhere (e.g. higher interest savings).

Credit card bills if available may be too small in value (especially if holding multiple Reward accounts), or better used to fulfil regular the direct debit requirements of other current accounts (e.g. Barclays, NatWest, RBS).

I'd caution with using Revolut. I've had payments held up by them in the past, presumably for paying in from 3 different debit cards in rapid succession followed by an attempt to withdraw the money all at once. Your mileage may vary, but if/when something goes wrong it's an absolute pain trying to get in touch with someone who understands the problem and can actually sort it out for you.

PRAISETHESUN

flaneurs_lobster said:

dreamypuma said:

Thanks that gives me some confidence. Will paying my Virgin Credit card count towards the £500, or does it need to be traditional swipes and taps of the card and online goods? If so I think I can make the £500 criteria.

If you can pay your Virgin CC using the debit card (as opposed to bank transfer) then I can't see why not. I'll have a trawl of the T&C later to see if there's a definition of what constitutes "spending" on the debit card for the purposes of getting the fiver.

In my experience, any cleared debit card spending counts. If there were exclusions to the types of debit card transactions allowed, then there would mention of them in the rewards T&Cs. I usually do the savings account rigmarole, but I have also used payments to a CC in the past to qualify for the monthly reward.

Ed-1

PRAISETHESUN said:

Ed-1 said:

pfpf said:

AlwaysLearnin said:

pfpf said:

dcs34 said:

pfpf said:

peoples experience!
are Halifax on the ball regarding dates of a previous incentive? i know some banks are better than others at this.

Only one way to find out.

Rustled up a donor account today and have just requested a switch to my second existing Halifax account (I have had the April 2020 reward on my first Halifax account, so this might test if they are tracking individual accounts rather than the account holders). 10 days from today is the 13th, so 6 days to test out.

i set the ball rolling last week to "find out" 

Any news?

not looking likely. my switch date is tomorrow and no bonus paid. my previous bonus was 08/20 on a different account but looks like Halifax are "efficient".
whether a new "login" beats the system i'll never know but certainly not a new account on an existing login.

A new login does the trick.

I assume this would also allow you to open additional Reward accounts up to a max of 3 per user profile?

Indeed...

AmityNeon

PRAISETHESUN said:

AmityNeon said:

alibean121 said:

In my experience you’re better with Yorkshire or Skipton Building Society savings accounts for debit card topup. Or paying a credit card bill.

Assuming payments aren’t blocked, Revolut is the faster method as deposits are instant and the money can be moved immediately elsewhere (e.g. higher interest savings).

Credit card bills if available may be too small in value (especially if holding multiple Reward accounts), or better used to fulfil regular the direct debit requirements of other current accounts (e.g. Barclays, NatWest, RBS).

I'd caution with using Revolut. I've had payments held up by them in the past, presumably for paying in from 3 different debit cards in rapid succession followed by an attempt to withdraw the money all at once. Your mileage may vary, but if/when something goes wrong it's an absolute pain trying to get in touch with someone who understands the problem and can actually sort it out for you.

I've had problems with YBS and Revolut, and YBS was far more frustrating to resolve, but when things go smoothly, Revolut is the fastest as they don't wait for the deposits to clear. The biggest hassle was actually Halifax blocking my debit cards, one at a time, which necessitated separate calls to resolve.

DAMcFarlane

Anyone had trouble switching during the application? Keeps telling me that it cannot switch the account I'm trying to switch (recently opened nationwide donor account).