Recommend a Bank

[Panzer]

With Lloyds at mo, want to change bank. Any recommendations.

 

[Scholsey]

With Lloyds at mo, want to change bank. Any recommendations.

a similar decision to whether you want a night of passion with Ann widdecombe, Diane Abbot or a roll of barbed wire lubricated with battery acid and dog 5hit.

 

[Juggler]

Watching with interest, also with Lloyds and want/need to change...

 

[betternextyear]

I have a small family farming business and modest turnover with no borrowings so all the usual banks dont really want our business because they will not make much profit from us. With TSB at the moment but dont get any personal service. Wouldnt recommend them .

 

[farmerdan7618]

Mostly depends on the area you are in, and whether you have the level of borrowings to warrant a manager.

If you are below the limits for a manager, varies by bank, but few will allocate one if less than 100k borrowed, then Santander are pretty good as a 'remote service'.

Otherwise Barclays not bad to deal with, but does depend on the manager.

 

[betternextyear]

Handelsbanken are local to me and popular. Very friendly but politley refused my business.

 

[jackrussell101]

Barclays here and seem to be ok

 

[JJT]

handlesbanken..... If they'll have you. Banking how it should be.

 

[Juggler]

handlesbanken..... If they'll have you. Banking how it should be.

What's their criteria to take you on then, do you know?

 

[Still Farming]

Read this thread right through and make your mind up:-

Business loans, 100% government backed,

I guess anyone can apply, how is this going to work, pay back time etc.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[neilo]

Read this thread right through and make your mind up:-

Business loans, 100% government backed,

I guess anyone can apply, how is this going to work, pay back time etc.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

HSBC then?

 

[vantage]

Coutts?

 

[Still Farming]

Coutts?

Million to open an account apparently use to be?

 

[vantage]

Million to open an account apparently use to be?

Could well be.
Nice position to be in mind you.

 

[Cowcalf]

Million to open an account apparently use to be?

depends how much you shortened the barrels !

 

[Panzer]

Got no money to put in, just want to take it out!

 

[Still Farming]

Got no money to put in, just want to take it out!

I guess that's what everyone says!

 

[Still Farming]

Think they have dropped their criteria a little these days ???

 

[organic]

Nat West here since 1994. Barclays tried to be clever so I moved and have absolutely no regrets.

 

[JJT]

What's their criteria to take you on then, do you know?

I don't sorry, i believe they started getting a bit more picky after we had moved to them.