The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

soulsaver

ForumUser7 said:

soulsaver said:

allegro120 said:

ordnancesurvey84 said:

Bridlington1 said:

For Mansfield you can grab the Bonus RS if you've been an existing customer for 12+ months.

Of note, there's actually no requirement of 12+ months' membership for a Mansfield Bonus Regular Saver. The stipulation is simply to be an existing member (if not local). I opened their uncompetitive Regular eSaver 30 with £10 to become an existing member and then opened the Bonus RS shortly thereafter.

I opened this Regular eSaver 30 a few weeks ago for the same purpose, I knew there will be a gap between closing the existing Bonus RS and opening a new one, but then realised that I still have 90 days tracker opened.  I've closed this account long time ago, but it is still showing as alive.  Probably didn't need to open this ugly ReS30, who knows?

It's £10 pm min isn't it? It appears to be branch/post; can it be managed on-line?

If re the ReS30

yes, and yes - can be managed online 

Mansfield BS Bonus Reg Saver - Post /Branch - can't be managed online?

WillPS

soulsaver said:

ForumUser7 said:

soulsaver said:

allegro120 said:

ordnancesurvey84 said:

Bridlington1 said:

For Mansfield you can grab the Bonus RS if you've been an existing customer for 12+ months.

Of note, there's actually no requirement of 12+ months' membership for a Mansfield Bonus Regular Saver. The stipulation is simply to be an existing member (if not local). I opened their uncompetitive Regular eSaver 30 with £10 to become an existing member and then opened the Bonus RS shortly thereafter.

I opened this Regular eSaver 30 a few weeks ago for the same purpose, I knew there will be a gap between closing the existing Bonus RS and opening a new one, but then realised that I still have 90 days tracker opened.  I've closed this account long time ago, but it is still showing as alive.  Probably didn't need to open this ugly ReS30, who knows?

It's £10 pm min isn't it? It appears to be branch/post; can it be managed on-line?

If re the ReS30

yes, and yes - can be managed online 

Mansfield BS Bonus Reg Saver - Post /Branch - can't be managed online?

Opening and closure is by post or branch only. There's an online portal which allows you to view balances, make payments, transfer etc etc (probably a very familiar portal if you've used Monmouthshire or Ecology before!!).

They'll send an application pack with a prepaid envelope if you enquire online.

allegro120

OneUser1 said:

Assuming Furness sort the account opening out its:

5.25% variable for one year.

Minimum to maximum of £1 to £500 per month

One withdrawal allowed. 

Full account name Christmas Regular Saver Issue 2

Furness Christmas 5.25%
Available for opening now.

Gers

allegro120 said:

OneUser1 said:

Assuming Furness sort the account opening out its:

5.25% variable for one year.

Minimum to maximum of £1 to £500 per month

One withdrawal allowed. 

Full account name Christmas Regular Saver Issue 2

Furness Christmas 5.25%
Available for opening now.

I've noticed a error in the account details:

What would the estimated balance be after 12 months based on a £1,000 deposit?

If you open the account with maximum opening deposit of £500 and deposit the maximum monthly deposit of £500 on the first day of each month, after 12 months you would have £6173.39

This figure is for illustration purposes and is based on no withdrawals or changes in interest rate within the 12 month period.

I've emailed Furness.

ForumUser7

soulsaver said:

ForumUser7 said:

soulsaver said:

allegro120 said:

ordnancesurvey84 said:

Bridlington1 said:

For Mansfield you can grab the Bonus RS if you've been an existing customer for 12+ months.

Of note, there's actually no requirement of 12+ months' membership for a Mansfield Bonus Regular Saver. The stipulation is simply to be an existing member (if not local). I opened their uncompetitive Regular eSaver 30 with £10 to become an existing member and then opened the Bonus RS shortly thereafter.

I opened this Regular eSaver 30 a few weeks ago for the same purpose, I knew there will be a gap between closing the existing Bonus RS and opening a new one, but then realised that I still have 90 days tracker opened.  I've closed this account long time ago, but it is still showing as alive.  Probably didn't need to open this ugly ReS30, who knows?

It's £10 pm min isn't it? It appears to be branch/post; can it be managed on-line?

If re the ReS30

yes, and yes - can be managed online 

Mansfield BS Bonus Reg Saver - Post /Branch - can't be managed online?

Can be viewed online, can’t be managed online (you need to write in with passbook for withdrawals)

Aidanmc

allegro120 said:

OneUser1 said:

Assuming Furness sort the account opening out its:

5.25% variable for one year.

Minimum to maximum of £1 to £500 per month

One withdrawal allowed. 

Full account name Christmas Regular Saver Issue 2

Furness Christmas 5.25%
Available for opening now.

Regarding Furness Christmas RS, is it possible to open this account without smartfone/tablet?

Can it be done on desktop. I'm not currently a Furness customer.

allegro120

Aidanmc said:

allegro120 said:

OneUser1 said:

Assuming Furness sort the account opening out its:

5.25% variable for one year.

Minimum to maximum of £1 to £500 per month

One withdrawal allowed. 

Full account name Christmas Regular Saver Issue 2

Furness Christmas 5.25%
Available for opening now.

Regarding Furness Christmas RS, is it possible to open this account without smartfone/tablet?

Can it be done on desktop. I'm not currently a Furness customer.

Yes, you can open and operate it online.

CricketLady

I'm having trouble with the Furness application, I started the application on my laptop for the 5.25% then had to switch to my mobile for verification which didn't take long but on the final page it asked me to confirm - that I'm setting up a 4.75% account.  Anyone else manage this application successfully yet?

SJMALBA

(Potential online applicant, first-time customer. without photo ID or a smartphone)

Probably a dumb question, but, just to confirm, I take it that Furness BS insist upon photo ID, given the following:


and


Or is this only required, in practice, if they can't verify you with 'digital checks' (as most banks/building societies typically do, IME)?

happybagger

Re: Furness online
They insist on it if you want to use their online system, even if you don't want to ever use an app or a mobile.
I ended up opening an account in branch instead - I asked why this was the case, the answer I got was "it just is. If you want to access your account online you'll need something with a camera to set it up". And yes, even if you have already provided ID in person.
Though in your case @SJMALBA I'm not sure how you could even open in branch as you'll need physical photo ID for that