Passbook Savings Accounts

Stuart_W

I have been helping in-laws sort out paperwork and bank stuff recently (PoA are in place but not enacted upon yet, we're not quite there yet).

They used to have passbook savings accounts but these got replaced with cash cards and statements, but they don't use cash cards, paperwork get bagged up and stashed (not really filed) and they really would be happier with a passbook account reinstating.

Local building societies look like the only option - Cambridge and Yorkshire available here. Anyone aware of any other options? Even building societies seem to be getting rid of the passbook too. Sometimes the passbook is only issued if opened in branch and some societies require you to be local.

surreysaver

Skipton do passbooks if there's a branch near you? Dudley, Earl Shilton, Scottish, Nottinghamshire. Obviously I don't know where you are, so a bit difficult to provide advice.

twopenny

Yorkshire BS used to do. I still have one but not sure if they issue them now since the 'revamp' as they've closed my local one and it's a 50mile round trip now so I'll be giving it up.

Shame, it has the feeling of putting it into something

strawb_shortcake

We have a passbook with Coventry

LHW99

Nottinghamshire appear to have them

https://www.thenottingham.com/savings/savings-guides/passbook-savings-accounts

Stuart_W

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82098989#Comment_82098989

Yorkshire BS definitely still do passbooks as I have one, but no doubt the option to run without them is cheaper for them and various online only accounts don't have one. They recently ran a promotion offering £10 if you download the app so no doubt if you have the app, passbooks will be retired in due course (pure speculation on my part) or just better interest rates on online only accounts. Still have a local branch (actually an agency but for all intents and purposes it works and looks like a branch) so it works for me.

MeadowsVale

Newcastle do passbooks on all their accounts (and possibly their Manchester BS branch do too) but you can only open them in branch if you want a passbook.

Albermarle

The biggest BS- Nationwide do not have passbooks anymore, although you can still have a branch based account using a card, and you can get printed mini statements I think. In any case their branch based savings rates are very poor.

Skipton_Building_Society_Representative

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82098938#Comment_82098938

Hello! Yes, here at Skipton, we do offer passbooks. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions. Thank you - Skipton

nottsphil

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82098938#Comment_82098938

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82099040#Comment_82099040

We take pride in being a shire county but that's not the name of the building society!

Roxumjack

Earl Shilton Still have passbooks for most of their accounts, can apply/manage by post as well - I have one of their notice accounts, no complaints from me