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wmb194

Hattie627 said:

wmb194 said:

Hattie627 said:

I posted my application form to Mansfield with a second class stamp in time for uplift late on Friday afternoon. Hopefully it reaches Nottinghamshire (from Scotland) on Monday but with Royal Mail possibly not (!).

Edited to add:- I sent a cheque along with the application. The form said that the cheque should be made payable to "Mansfield Building Society-(your name)". Normally the cheque is to be made payable to yourself in these Building Society postal applications.

Edited to add:- I printed pages 5 and 6 of the form (although nothing requires written on these pages, it is just the usual compensation scheme info) and sent along with pages 1 to 4 (based on advice given upthread). Fortunately I always print on both sides of the page, so 3 sheets in total plus one envelope plus stamp. Wish I'd asked for the apolication pack. 

BIB; people rarely believe me but this is the most secure way to write a cheque and is the way I always do it to every BS though I write "a/c" rather than use a hyphen.

Often there is not enough room on the payee line of the cheque to write the name of the institution and then your own name. especially if you have a double barrelled-surname or your Lord or Lady someone (I'm neither!)

You write very tightly and it's okay if you go off the end of the first line a bit. I think in theory the lines wrap so you don't have to squeeze it all onto the top line.

allegro120

masonic said:

friolento said:

Mansfield don't have a Freepost address but to save a couple of pounds, you might be able to use the information from their return envelopes

I'll admit to taking a scan for future needs. I know it's a bit naughty, but I'd feel more guilty about the cost of them sending me another if I needed it.

I asked them to send me 3 copies and some envelopes. Did the same a year ago, but didn't ask for envelopes.  Better to have some spares and also help them to reduce the cost. 
They asked me if I want ISA application form as well.  It was a good idea, I'll have that too just in case one day Mansfield will come up with competitive ISA, you never know.

allegro120

Hattie627 said:

Edited to add:- I sent a cheque along with the application. The form said that the cheque should be made payable to "Mansfield Building Society-(your name)". Normally the cheque is to be made payable to yourself in these Building Society postal applications.

I didn't read it properly and sent my year ago and the recent issue 8 applications with cheque written to myself as I normally do. Cheques were cashed as expected.