Post office savings account online access denied
electric_comperella
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Hi all,
I've been trying to transfer some savings for a house purchase and ended up calling their customer service as it was saying transfer cannot be applied at this time.
spoke to customer service who said the technical team had gone home and to call back tomorrow...
scared stiff as the money needs transferring asap - do I have any recourse if this causes a legal problem in the sale?
thanks in advance
Ella
I've been trying to transfer some savings for a house purchase and ended up calling their customer service as it was saying transfer cannot be applied at this time.
spoke to customer service who said the technical team had gone home and to call back tomorrow...
scared stiff as the money needs transferring asap - do I have any recourse if this causes a legal problem in the sale?
thanks in advance
Ella
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No recourse, but I would contact them again at the first opportunity tomorrow, as if you are making the payments via CHAPS it will hit the account by the end of the day tomorrow. Be prepared to jump over a few hurdles as it will be a high value i'm assuming.
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thanks westie - sucks to have money and be deprived of it0
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electric_comperella wrote: »Hi all,
I've been trying to transfer some savings for a house purchase and ended up calling their customer service as it was saying transfer cannot be applied at this time.
spoke to customer service who said the technical team had gone home and to call back tomorrow...
scared stiff as the money needs transferring asap - do I have any recourse if this causes a legal problem in the sale?
thanks in advance
Ella
Yes, with the person who decided it was a good idea to leave it until the very last minute to save two quid on interest.0 -
AnotherJoe wrote: »Yes, with the person who decided it was a good idea to leave it until the very last minute to save two quid on interest.
thanks for your comment actually it was down to taking my eye off the ball due to bereavement
oh that and thinking that an online account with instant access might be instantly accessible at least within a day or so.....never encountered this with other accounts.0 -
Hi,
sometimes they have limit on transfers per day.0 -
electric_comperella wrote: »oh that and thinking that an online account with instant access might be instantly accessible at least within a day or so.....never encountered this with other accounts.
It's not at all uncommon for large transfers to be held up, for a variety of obvious reasons, plus of course Sod's law.0 -
A quick google search reveals that the service provided by the Post Office savings accounts is indeed very very poor. There have been a few reviews with account holders not able to complete of purchases due to their poor service.
To the OP - it probably is something to worry about given the reviews so i would assume the worse case and get onto the PO asap to resolve the issue. If the purchase does fall through because you could not pay the funds to the solicitor, you are liable even though it is the post offices fault. whether you will then have a claim against the PO i am not sure but i doubt you would be fully compensated.
Should be a lesson to everyone not to use the Post Office when it comes to house purchases. I would even go so far as saying not to use them full stop. I have a relative who has had issues with them and its just not worth the time and hassle dealing with these morons at the Post Office.0
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