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Santander 123: number of accounts

Hi

My wife and I have Santander 123 current accounts. Can we add a third joint account please?

The wording seemed slightly ambiguous on whether a couple could have two single accounts and a joint account OR one of them having a single account and both sharing a joint account?

TIA

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  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite
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    http://www.santander.co.uk/uk/current-accounts/123-current-account/?cid=ppc-ca-goo-br-santander%20123&gclid=CMypuOH8nMkCFVG6GwodQqAKDg
    You may only hold a maximum of two 1|2|3 Current Accounts, one in your own name and one in joint names.

    You can have an account in your name and a joint account.

    Your wife can have an account in her name and a joint account.

    The joint account is your second account.
  • That's what we have - one account each and a joint one. Though we're currently closing the joint one, because of the increased charges.
  • That's what we have - one account each and a joint one. Though we're currently closing the joint one, because of the increased charges.

    Unless you have all three maxed out I guess it's not a bad strategy.

    Out of interest how much do you have in each account

    fj
  • Unless you have all three maxed out I guess it's not a bad strategy.

    Out of interest how much do you have in each account

    fj

    Two at the max and the joint was just a bill paying/day-to-day one, with a balance in the hundreds. Now we've switched any cashback earning ones into the sole accounts and taken the joint to Tesco. A bit of a pain, though it seems to be happening fairly painlessly.
  • Two at the max and the joint was just a bill paying/day-to-day one, with a balance in the hundreds. Now we've switched any cashback earning ones into the sole accounts and taken the joint to Tesco. A bit of a pain, though it seems to be happening fairly painlessly.

    How many tesco accounts can you have, I've read on here that it's two per person?

    Cheers fj
  • smjxm09
    smjxm09 Posts: 672 Forumite
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    Both the wife and I have two each with Tesco.
  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 19,242 Forumite
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    How many tesco accounts can you have, I've read on here that it's two per person?

    Cheers fj

    It's only 2 per person if they are all sole accounts. If one is a joint account then you can only have 1 other each so a total of 3 between you.
    Two at the max and the joint was just a bill paying/day-to-day one, with a balance in the hundreds. Now we've switched any cashback earning ones into the sole accounts and taken the joint to Tesco. A bit of a pain, though it seems to be happening fairly painlessly.

    Just switched our joint account to Nationwide from Tesco. £200 bonus wasn't to be sniffed at, then recommend the other person and get another £200 as well. Best risk free return for virtually no effort.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • teamgb
    teamgb Posts: 118 Forumite
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    My wife and I have held two sole 123 accounts each and one joint for a couple of years.


    In August I needed a better home for money held in our Newcastle Home Saver. I logged into my Santander accounts and applied for another Joint 123 a/c.


    To my surprise the account was opened instantly, I set up direct debits and payments into the account and I am getting the 3% interest.


    Also I needed a current a/c to get a the switching bonus from HSBC and used one of my Tesco a/c I waited 3 months and opened another Tesco a/c to replace the one I closed.
  • Hi has anyone got more than 2 single accounts?
  • castle96
    castle96 Posts: 3,046 Forumite
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    2 sole a/cs x 123 for me. No cash for a third/try, yet.

    "Not possible" per branch. (Opened online no problem)
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