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DDs for switching accounts (Sorry!)

steveksullivan
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I KNOW this has been done to death but we've left it a bit late and for some reason I have trouble searching the threads on this site ....

Due to trips abroad we only have a short time left to do two DDs on the Santander switching incentive for my partner.

As most of our bills are in my name its difficult to find one to move across  - done a Moneybox saver but, avoiding charities, which are the next fastest to set up?

Thanks and sorry again!

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  • adindas
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    edited 27 March 2023 at 12:52PM
    steveksullivan said:
    I KNOW this has been done to death but we've left it a bit late and for some reason I have trouble searching the threads on this site ....

    Due to trips abroad we only have a short time left to do two DDs on the Santander switching incentive for my partner.

    As most of our bills are in my name its difficult to find one to move across  - done a Moneybox saver but, avoiding charities, which are the next fastest to set up?

    Thanks and sorry again!
    The next one is paypal, Plum. Your will need to budget around one week to appear on your current account.
  • steveksullivan
    steveksullivan Posts: 571 Forumite
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    Grateful thanks but she doesn't use PayPal.... any others?

  • Band7
    Band7 Posts: 2,285 Forumite
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    I find Google Advanced Search a lot more helpful than the Forum search facility.
  • Albermarle
    Albermarle Posts: 29,114 Forumite
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    Probably better to ask this question on this forum.

    Budgeting & bank accounts — MoneySavingExpert Forum
  • ForumUser7
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    This is a good thread - probably work from newest to oldest, and certainly don't go the whole way through - it's very long

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5734632/savings-accounts-accepting-dds/p122
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  • adindas
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    adindas said:
    steveksullivan said:
    I KNOW this has been done to death but we've left it a bit late and for some reason I have trouble searching the threads on this site ....

    Due to trips abroad we only have a short time left to do two DDs on the Santander switching incentive for my partner.

    As most of our bills are in my name its difficult to find one to move across  - done a Moneybox saver but, avoiding charities, which are the next fastest to set up?

    Thanks and sorry again!
    The next one is paypal, Plum. Your will need to budget around one week to appear on your current account.
    The other one is saving account. Forum ForumUser7 has posted the link. But typically it will a few weeks to set it up. Just be aware of many of the account mentioned in that link is no longer working. 
    I understand from your previous post you want to set it up quickly.

  • adindas
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    edited 27 March 2023 at 2:37PM

    steveksullivan said:
    Grateful thanks but she doesn't use PayPal.... any others?

    The other one are saving accounts. ForumUser7 has posted the link on the post above. Just be aware of many of the account mentioned in that link is no longer working.

    Alternatively is to use a Creditcard you hardly ever use for general spending.

    Typically it will need a few weeks to set it up. I understand from your previous post you want to set it up quickly.

    I personally found it is now more difficult to find the source DDs rather than spending via Debit card., especially if you need it quick.
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