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Britannia BS
MR_G
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Two years ago they were the best in the business now what is going on.
I went to see them 3 weeks ago when there tracker was BOE +.20% now its +1.20% its such a bad rate that I am forced the look else where HSBC comes to mind.
I am Currently on BOE +.05 & of course I am resigned to paying more but not that much. Britannia used to be so good I guess the extra money is being used to pay for there advertising.
I went to see them 3 weeks ago when there tracker was BOE +.20% now its +1.20% its such a bad rate that I am forced the look else where HSBC comes to mind.
I am Currently on BOE +.05 & of course I am resigned to paying more but not that much. Britannia used to be so good I guess the extra money is being used to pay for there advertising.
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Two years ago they were the best in the business now what is going on.
I went to see them 3 weeks ago when there tracker was BOE +.20% now its +1.20% its such a bad rate that I am forced the look else where HSBC comes to mind.
I am Currently on BOE +.05 & of course I am resigned to paying more but not that much. Britannia used to be so good I guess the extra money is being used to pay for there advertising.
Brittannia arent able to get its funding as cheap as it used to despite paying dire rates to its savers.
It also wastes a lot of money administering its "points" scheme which is so good ( not) that none of the other 58 Building Societies copied. :rolleyes:0 -
Welcome to the credit crunch!0
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Two years ago they were the best in the business now what is going on.
I went to see them 3 weeks ago when there tracker was BOE +.20% now its +1.20% its such a bad rate that I am forced the look else where HSBC comes to mind.
I am Currently on BOE +.05 & of course I am resigned to paying more but not that much. Britannia used to be so good I guess the extra money is being used to pay for there advertising.
Pedantic mode ON.
Britannia didn't have a +0.2% above base rate three weeks ago. It was about 0.6% two MONTHS ago, and has been going north ever since.
Try HSBC's tracker. It has a rate of +0.48%, no tie-ins, free valuation and free legals. It does cost £600 though.0 -
I know their rates have become very competitive. I got some more mortgage from them approved and rate fixed in Feb and if i got it now I would only be able to get a rate 1% higher than I got in Feb. Luckily I'm fixed now for another 3 years so won't worry about it for a while. Hope they go back for being reasonable. Got my £100 back for membership points this year and it is rather nice.Top wins in 2018: Trip to Iceland, helicopter ride over london, couples massage, £300 flight from Pringles, trip to Paris, cocktail making class and afternoon tea up the shard. .
Top wins in 2017:holiday to the Bahamas, trip to Paris, meal with champagne, a week in a manor house in France with £500 spending money.0
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