Nationwide Switch Offer £200 September 2023

worriednoob

Just a quick update to let you guys know that NW have now opened my flexdirect account and switch will happen on 11/10/23.  Thanks for all your help everyone

Saria

DJSINGH said:

If anyone benefited from the bonus in October/Nov 2021 but still manages to bag this one, please let us know!

I would love to know this as well! 
Annoyingly I switched September 2021 so just missed out on being eligible for this switch offer. Just wondering how strict they are...

Might have to look into the TSB switch instead, but the 8% regular saver on NW is tempting.

Robgmun

Does anyone know or care to guess how long this one might run for? I just switched to TSB to get their £150 bonus but they might not pay out until late November. 

I don't want to miss out.

worriednoob

Robgmun said:

Does anyone know or care to guess how long this one might run for? I just switched to TSB to get their £150 bonus but they might not pay out until late November. 

I don't want to miss out.

No one knows, so I wouldn't take a risk.  Best thing to do is you create some burner accounts that don't do hard credit checks, such as Chase, Monzo or Metrobank.  Then open Plum/Moneybox accounts and setup two weekly direct debits with them both. Once done and your first direct debit has been taken out for both of them, you can go ahead and open Nationwide.

Robgmun

worriednoob said:

No one knows, so I wouldn't take a risk.

How long did it last the last time?

dealyboy

@Saria said:

DJSINGH said:

If anyone benefited from the bonus in October/Nov 2021 but still manages to bag this one, please let us know!

I would love to know this as well! 
Annoyingly I switched September 2021 so just missed out on being eligible for this switch offer. Just wondering how strict they are...

Might have to look into the TSB switch instead, but the 8% regular saver on NW is tempting.

Give it a go. There are numerous examples on here of people who got incentives when they shouldn't have qualified for reasons of previous incentives.

If they deny you the incentive you will still get the current account plus the NW saver. It's no big sin applying! it's for them to determine your eligibility.

worriednoob

Robgmun said:

worriednoob said:

No one knows, so I wouldn't take a risk.

How long did it last the last time?

No idea. Even if there was a standard time length, banks cancel these offers anytime.

Robgmun

worriednoob said:

No idea. Even if there was a standard time length, banks cancel these offers anytime.

Ok, one more question, if I were to do what you suggested. Could I go around the houses and collect the incentives from First Direct etc. even though I got them already with my other bank account? Basically, I'm asking if they check i got previous incentives through my name or the account itself. 

poshrule_uk

My joint switch and my wife's sole nationwide account switch completed today so hopefully will have our money in a week or so.

pistonbroke1

Just out of interest, Ive been trying to initiate a switch to nationwide via my on line ac for the last 2 days without success.  At the end of the application keeps tellig me"due to technical problem, unable to proceed with switch, please try later"  Trying to get hold of NW is a nightmare!  Anybody else experiencing same problem?