The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Speculator

Bridlington1 said:

topyam said:

Anybody else struggling to get into the Progressive site?

It's not letting me log on either, it says it's down for scheduled maintenance:



It was due to be unavailable from 6:30am this morning according to the banner on their website so it seems to've gone down earlier than planned:

Managed to log in but it's acting strange.

After entering whatsapp code, got error message page so closed window. Opened  website again and I am already logged in. 

kermchem

Speculator said:

After the Newcastle Monument went NLA, someone posted a link on here to the online application which was still live.

My wife (existing online customer) completed the application on 21/10 and got email acknowledgment and a ref number but nothing else so I assumed her application was unsuccessful due to it being NLA.

She logged in yesterday and was surprised to see her Monument account sitting there with zero balance since 21/10. There was also a secure message dated 21/10 confirming her account has been opened and details on how to fund it. It also says her account will be closed if not funded within 14 days.

She sent over £5 initial payment and got the usual investment confirmation email this morning. Now deciding whether to top it up with £495. T&Cs seems to suggest you can miss payments. 

 



 

Newcastle Monument RS is still available, just branch only or by a (new) QR code that has not been leaked.

Speculator

kermchem said:

Speculator said:

After the Newcastle Monument went NLA, someone posted a link on here to the online application which was still live.

My wife (existing online customer) completed the application on 21/10 and got email acknowledgment and a ref number but nothing else so I assumed her application was unsuccessful due to it being NLA.

She logged in yesterday and was surprised to see her Monument account sitting there with zero balance since 21/10. There was also a secure message dated 21/10 confirming her account has been opened and details on how to fund it. It also says her account will be closed if not funded within 14 days.

She sent over £5 initial payment and got the usual investment confirmation email this morning. Now deciding whether to top it up with £495. T&Cs seems to suggest you can miss payments. 

 



 

You can miss payments.

Newcastle BS make a donation to local charity if you open the account, deposit £100 and keep it there for 6 months. Although 5.5% is not spectacular at the monent, I would encourage anyone with a Newcastle Monument account to at least make the balance £100 for 6 months.

Treating it as an instant access account so 5.5% is not too bad.

judgingjudy

Further to the Progressive messages, is anybody experiencing issues with Hanley Economic's online portal today? I made my payment yesterday but went to log in to check it had arrived this morning and I'm getting some weird messages, not sure if it's specific to me or a wider issue as they don't seem to have anyhting on their website about it.

(Made the mistake of sending a faster payment again this month instead of making a debit card payment which I understand from earlier conversations maximises the interest one earns...)

Edit: I've been able to log in using the app which I forgot existed, so it may be an web-only problem.

Middle_of_the_Road

mhoc said:

Middle_of_the_Road said:

mhoc said:

Santander regular saver - totally by mistake I transferred £300 from my Santander current into the regular saver instead of £250 today - what is my punishment going to be?  

Three more letters from Principality arrived while we were away over the weekend regarding maturities on December 5th - the never ending dilemma regarding another 6 month issue 4 or a Christmas 12 month .... 

Instead of £200 I think you'll find 🙂

Good grief - just checked and I have been paying in £250 since last June and now £300 .... with no sanctions ... 

Can't remember but it might be one of those accounts that you can pay in any amount, but only receive interest on the £200. Seem to remember a Virgin account operating that way.

Edit;
If you don’t fund the account from your Santander current account or if you deposit more than £200 in any month, Santander reserve the right to change your account into an Everyday Saver

surreysaver

Well, that's the Newcastle and Manchester 6.5% and the Market Harborough 5.8% branch only Regular Savers successfully open, so a Merry Christmas to me (no QR codes this time I'm afraid)!

Does anyone know whether the Hanley branch only 6.5 %  is viewable online? I might only bother with that one if I can see the money going in...

I'll have to pop up to Scotland sometime as their one hasn't appeared online 

WillPS

surreysaver said:

Does anyone know whether the Hanley branch only 6.5 %  is viewable online? I might only bother with that one if I can see the money going in...

Appears immediately after opening in app and online.

Kim_13

surreysaver said:

I'll have to pop up to Scotland sometime as their one hasn't appeared online 

Surely better to submit a postal application, as they will accept one. Even if the travel isn't costing money, the time taken must be worth more than a stamp.

The relationship centre account is the same as the postal one, so you can't double up by going up to Scotland.

WillPS

Kim_13 said:

surreysaver said:

I'll have to pop up to Scotland sometime as their one hasn't appeared online 

Surely better to submit a postal application, as they will accept one. Even if the travel isn't costing money, the time taken must be worth more than a stamp.

The relationship centre account is the same as the postal one, so you can't double up by going up to Scotland.

No stamp needed - they have a Freepost address in their T&Cs and they'll send you an application pack if you haven't a printer.

Slinky

Hattie627 said:

Monmouthshire BS

For those who made SO payments to various RS accounts with MonBS in the early hours of yesterday, these have shown in the app within the last hour. It will be tomorrow before they will show on the accounts online (on past experience).

What I'm not getting into is Furness. 

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