RBS bank accounts to be sold to Santander

[stalin's dead]

Santander have bought 350 RBS branches and in 16 months those accounts will be transferred over.

 

If you are a RBS customer you will have no choice and you will become a Santander customer

 

I am not happy about this. I have heard Sant are abs useless

 

It applies to many RBS branches in England. Go to the RBS website and put in your sort code to see if your branch as been sold to Sant

 

any thoughts?

[phoenix11]

Have just posted this in the media section too:

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-charges-finance-industry/271609-1-8-m-rbs.html#post3071915

 

Santander, it should be noted, were also mentioned in MoneyBox - Radio 4 - a while back about potentially illegal attempts over 'dormant' accounts.

 

I'll see if I can find the link on that.

 

Here's the article in the Telegraph:

 

Two million RBS customers have bank accounts switched to Santander - Telegraph

 

RBS customers will have the right to close their accounts and I personally would recommend they give it serious consideration.

 

Of all the banks and cc companies I've had to deal with for myself and my son, Santander have been the most aggressive, dishonest and downright inept in losing correspondence.

 

They are out of control and IMHO need some serious investigation/ regulation.

[texanbar]

I agree, I've just closed every single a/c I had with Bradford and Bingley which was then bought by Abbey which is now owned by Santander.

 

I do not like Santander at all.

x:)x

[ErikaPNP]

Is it just English RBS accounts, or Scottish ones as well?

[phoenix11]

It will affect all those who have accounts in the branches that were sold to Santander:

 

Customers will be affected if they have a sort code from one of the 318 branches. These include every 311 RBS branded branches in England and Wales and seven Natwest branded branches in Scotland. But it does not include NatWest branded branches in England and Wales.

 

So, not RBS accounts in Scottish branches but NatWest in Scotland, yes.

[ErikaPNP]

That's a relief - for a little while, anyway!

[2Grumpy]

I've had a letter from RBoS, my account will be sold to Santander - or rather a nil balance will be.

 

Normally if you transfer your current account to Santander they pay you - will they pay people that they get from RBoS?