The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Slinky

At last!  I'm one of the former Hanley customers who couldn't complete their new account opening.  A couple of hours ago I got an email saying my application was complete and I'd be receiving information in the post.  I've just logged into HEBS using my previous login and the new account is there.  Just in time to fund for October.

francoghezzi

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

flaneurs_lobster

francoghezzi said:

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

A CHAPS payment will cost you £20-£30 (depending on your bank) so probably not that.

francoghezzi

flaneurs_lobster said:

francoghezzi said:

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

A CHAPS payment will cost you £20-£30 (depending on your bank) so probably not that.

That's why I was surprised to find it between the options available

flaneurs_lobster

francoghezzi said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

francoghezzi said:

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

A CHAPS payment will cost you £20-£30 (depending on your bank) so probably not that.

That's why I was surprised to find it between the options available

It'll be there for when people are shunting the funds from/for property sales (it is a BS after all).

francoghezzi

flaneurs_lobster said:

francoghezzi said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

francoghezzi said:

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

A CHAPS payment will cost you £20-£30 (depending on your bank) so probably not that.

That's why I was surprised to find it between the options available

It'll be there for when people are shunting the funds from/for property sales (it is a BS after all).

Got that, just surprised to find it between the options for payments related to a Regular Saver although I imagine it's just a matter of copy and paste, as usual. Not having access on line for some reason it's probably worth calling and go for a debit card payment while I wait for my Id in the post

surreysaver

Stargunner said:

Bridlington1 said:

HRBS Christmas RS to be launched 1/11/25

The details I've been given:
5% (var)
£100/Mth max
Can skip months 
30 notice on withdrawals which are unlimited 
Branch/post opening but can be viewed online once opened.

They have said they'll send an application pack to me when it's launched 

They are not being very joyful with that rate and maximum monthly deposit limit.

I will be giving it a miss.

I didn't look past the rate, so didn't realise it was only £100pm!

wmb194

flaneurs_lobster said:

francoghezzi said:

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

A CHAPS payment will cost you £20-£30 (depending on your bank) so probably not that.

Free with Barclays although once setup there's a £20 fee to cancel one

https://www.barclays.co.uk/help/payments/payment-information/chaps-payments/

flaneurs_lobster

wmb194 said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

francoghezzi said:

Hanley RS
Just received my welcome pack with my account number. Still not able to go on line (Id will be sent by post). What is the best method to pay into the account before the end of the month so as to be able to pay again next week? Call them and use my debit card? It's the first time I have a choice between BACS and CHAPS payment. What did you go for?

A CHAPS payment will cost you £20-£30 (depending on your bank) so probably not that.

Free with Barclays although once setup there's a £20 fee if to cancel one

https://www.barclays.co.uk/help/payments/payment-information/chaps-payments/

That's the kind of information that will be very useful at some point in the future, hope I remember it.

happybagger

Re: Hanley RS 6.5%

I can confirm that if you have the Online version, you can also have the Branch version.
This was confirmed to me by branch visit, with a member of staff who, to their credit, was exceptionally knowledgeable about the accounts and their systems.

They also confirmed that they will not accept postal applications for the branch version - it must be by visit.

Both versions in the bag