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Bank unable to trace recipient of a standing order
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Mark_d said:DullGreyGuy said:Mark_d said:As it's a standing order/regular, I think it's likely to be for a loan or a charitable donation. Perhaps it's worth investigating options like these if you haven't already done soFrom my experiences mortgage are paid by standing order3
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Mark_d said:DullGreyGuy said:Mark_d said:As it's a standing order/regular, I think it's likely to be for a loan or a charitable donation. Perhaps it's worth investigating options like these if you haven't already done soFrom my experiences mortgage are paid by standing order, as are loans from friends/family.I agree that service charge on a leasehold place might be an option. Not sure how much lockup/gardener/cleaner cost.
Other services depends on local, frequency etc, a lockup around here would be about £500pcm, neighbour has a cleaner 3 times a week at £39 a visit0 -
Would a SAR to the bank uncover the original SO authorisation ?
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brianposter said:Would a SAR to the bank uncover the original SO authorisation ?0
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Cancel it and see who complains?
My condolences for your lossSam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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legaleagle5 said:My late father’s account shows a monthly standing order of a few hundred pounds. We have asked the bank who the recipient is/where the money was going and they simply state that they cannot trace it. This amounts to some £12k+, can it really be the case that this has disappeared into the ether and we have to accept this has vanished? What further checks can I ask this bank (Barclays) to make? Any help much appreciated!
If you really are a legal eagle you may know about Norwich Pharmacal orders that can sometimes be used to force the receiving bank to divulge details, but in your shoes I'd be starting from the assumption that the payments were genuine rather than "vanishing" due to some sort of scam or bank fault, unless there's any evidence to the contrary?3 -
DullGreyGuy said:When my uncle died an unknown SO was found but then also paperwork for a garage for the same amount which his wife knew nothing about. No one was prepared for what they found inside it! SO cancelled, let the owner repossess it and deal with its contents13
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Mark_d said:DullGreyGuy said:Mark_d said:As it's a standing order/regular, I think it's likely to be for a loan or a charitable donation. Perhaps it's worth investigating options like these if you haven't already done soFrom my experiences mortgage are paid by standing order, as are loans from friends/family.I agree that service charge on a leasehold place might be an option. Not sure how much lockup/gardener/cleaner cost.I came into this world with nothing and I've got most of it left.3
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DullGreyGuy said:brianposter said:Would a SAR to the bank uncover the original SO authorisation ?
That does not prevent an executor from making a SAR. I would be inclined to make a SAR and follow up with a complaint if the SAR was not treated on its merits.
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legaleagle5 said:My late father’s account shows a monthly standing order of a few hundred pounds. We have asked the bank who the recipient is/where the money was going and they simply state that they cannot trace it. This amounts to some £12k+, can it really be the case that this has disappeared into the ether and we have to accept this has vanished? What further checks can I ask this bank (Barclays) to make? Any help much appreciated!
As Executors your legal role is to wind up the Estate. Often it's surprising how little you know about the affairs of a late family member. When acting in this capacity.0
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