Reply to: Bank Account Problems

[Fat Dave]

What ever you do avoid Abbey / Santander. Natwest are switched on and professional.

WHS

Abbey have lost the plot since Santander took them over. I opened a Natwest business account online. Very quick & easy.

[Green Mango]

Well you are lucky. 5 weeks trying to deal with the morons in their call centre just to open an account tells another story.

Seriously incompetent and unprofessional. I hope nothing ever goes wrong for you,as I guarantee you will not be able to speak to anyone who actually has the authority to decide something.

"Oh you sent your fax on Friday and the new accounts team are still looking at faxs received on Thursday". On monday, tuesday and thursday the week after.

Its my duty to warn people away from them.

Yeah, I've used Cater Allen. They are extremely professional.

[escapeUK]

I am with these guys and appart from a little downtime on their online system last year they have been faultless.

Well you are lucky. 5 weeks trying to deal with the morons in their call centre just to open an account tells another story.

Seriously incompetent and unprofessional. I hope nothing ever goes wrong for you,as I guarantee you will not be able to speak to anyone who actually has the authority to decide something.

"Oh you sent your fax on Friday and the new accounts team are still looking at faxs received on Thursday". On monday, tuesday and thursday the week after.

Its my duty to warn people away from them.

[northernladuk]

What ever you do avoid Abbey / Santander. Natwest are switched on and professional.

I am with these guys and appart from a little downtime on their online system last year they have been faultless.

[Ardesco]

What ever you do avoid Abbey / Santander. Natwest are switched on and professional.

Cater Allen = Santander as well and I have had no issues at all. I would guess more to do with bad luck, bt I may be wrong.

[escapeUK]

What ever you do avoid Abbey / Santander. Natwest are switched on and professional.

[SueEllen]

Best thing to do is go via your accountant. Most of them have links with a particular bank.

[chef]

A more helpful solution/response would be to approach either another high street bank, HSBC have been favourable to others in the past from what I remember or maybe give Cater Allen a call. They are highly recommended on here by quite a few and are aimed at contractors. Details can be found here

[chef]

ask to be paid in gold, fine wines or oil paintings (I believe HMRC accept these)

for the record, I believe the above reply is a joke, just in case you're busy writing an email requesting these instead

[chef]

I think the answer to the original posters question is "errr no. No way whatsoever is that a good idea, business and personal accounts seperate, bringing in a step son into the equasion is also not a good idea"

is you here?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...=16&iwloc=addr

I'm guessing found from the 2nd main result here

so atleast it won't take Hector too long to get in touch.

[singhr]

Hi everyone,

I need some advice. Started a new contract and have invoices waiting to be paid but my bank have refused me an account. I do not want to go down the umberella route. I have a Ltd company.

My question is: Can I use a buisness account that belongs to my step son to have the invoices put in?

Any advice - thank you

ask to be paid in gold, fine wines or oil paintings (I believe HMRC accept these)

[xoggoth]

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....html?t=423055

[DS23]

is you here?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...=16&iwloc=addr

[TheFaQQer]

Mods, perhaps it is time to re-organise the forums.

1. General

2. I can't read/search/I'm trying to get myself arrested

3. My agency is going bankrupt

4. Posts from Hector staffers

5. Spam

[SueEllen]

The answer is no.

Please have a look at this thread - http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...e-newbies.html