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  • nomorekids
    nomorekids Posts: 575 Forumite
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    If you want to be rich, never, ever have kids ;)
  • clairec666
    clairec666 Posts: 1,394 Forumite
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    I've had a quick crunch of the numbers and I reckon it makes sense to withdraw from the 6% account to feed others between 6.5% and 7% which have longer to run.

    It's been a low-earning month, and I've already emptied the Santander Edge Saver.

  • where_are_we
    where_are_we Posts: 1,377 Forumite
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    edited 30 June at 10:48AM

    Present Virgin money RS matures 30/7/27 ie 1 years time . Hopefully they will offer another one tomorrow at the same rate at least. My RS matures at the end of next month I think - first payment went in 1/8/25 so 12th payment goes in tomorrow. It doesn`t look as though there is enough time possible to make 13 payments? Only one RS at a time. Have others closed theirs down and reopened a new one immediately? Or is it best to let it run to maturity and hope a new one is then available.

  • Nuggy96
    Nuggy96 Posts: 259 Forumite
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    bucks rs nla? or can I just not find it :|

  • dcs34
    dcs34 Posts: 867 Forumite
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    edited 30 June at 2:14PM

    Buckinghamshire BS Regular Saver

    Well after waiting last week and hearing nothing (re my failed application, as a pre-existing customer) I sent them a secure message late on Friday. Monday afternoon got a reply with a PDF application form (specific to the Regular Saver) attached, which I promptly completed, scanned and sent back. Woke up this morning to see an email with my new account details waiting for me!

    So of course I hurried to get my payment in today (in the hope of making another tomorrow) only to get the dreaded NatWest fraud / payment held message. In my case I pointed out I had already paid into another BBS account but had had to delete the payee due to NatWest's silly '1 reference per payee' rule which actually makes funding BS account less safe… Not the most reassuring experience with the fraud team (very bad line and a strong accent!) but fingers crossed it appears on the BBS portal later today or tomorrow!

  • mon3ysav3r
    mon3ysav3r Posts: 277 Forumite
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    edited 30 June at 2:17PM

    Unfortunately Bucks seem to currently be on RBS naughty list, I also had to spend almost an hour on the phone explaining that I had previously paid a different Bucks account using exactly the same account details and yes they are a real Building Society, but like you had to delete the existing payee details as it is not possible to modify the reference.

    Let's see if tomorrow's second payment into Bucks Reg Saver gets held …

    Does anyone know if further payments can be made to Bucks not using the nominated linked account?, I might avoid the hassle and use another current account to fund.

  • flaneurs_lobster
    flaneurs_lobster Posts: 11,523 Forumite
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    edited 30 June at 2:19PM

    NatWest/RBS REALLY don't like BucksBS do they. They've only been in business since 1907.

    There are less than 50 Building Societies (regulated by the PRA) in the UK, you'd think that they'd be able to look it up…

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