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in the last year ive had enough of excessive bank charges, but didnt think there was anything i could do about it till i found this site.

 

i now plant to go through the process of claiming back charges from both the halifax and the royal bank of scotland. i reckon that in the fourteen years plus, the halifax must have charged me in excess of £3000, most of this was incurred in the last two years. the royal bank charges come to roughly £400.

 

ive read the faq and stuff, so thought it best to post here looking for advice and stuff as there does seem to be a lot to take in.

 

i have asked repeated requests to each bank on their customer service lines for an outline of charges, but have been told by both that they would post them out to me, and have received nothing in the mail, since october when i first asked.

 

 

id like to know if going down the route of claiming back charges means that you have to terminate your accounts with the bank? im a self employed electrician and it helps to have several bank accounts for receiving payments from customers.

 

thank you in advance for any help

 

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hi gostew, i am also new here but you should send a SAR( statment access request) to your bank including a £10 cheque to cover the costs of your statements u should have a look in the library here and you will get a copy of a template letter, the bank have 40 in which to give you a breakdown of your charges under the data protection act. have a read at all the other threads/forums relating to these banks and u will find out how others are doing, best of luck

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Nationwide **WON**- £3,880.00 14/03/07

 

Nationwide Claim 2 LBA sent 13/03/07

 

 

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also forgot to add you do not need to close your account but seemingly the banks dont like what we are doing to them so be prepared open an account at anothr bank as they may close your account!!

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Nationwide **WON**- £3,880.00 14/03/07

 

Nationwide Claim 2 LBA sent 13/03/07

 

 

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ideally u should do one at a time it will also let u get the hang of it!!there is a lot of info to take in and i think it would be way too much pressure taking on more than on!! any way best of luck and keep us posted xx

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Nationwide **WON**- £3,880.00 14/03/07

 

Nationwide Claim 2 LBA sent 13/03/07

 

 

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Yes, I think one by one would be best!

 

I have just started negotiation with MBNA and already they reduced my card balance by £800. It does get time consuming though if only keeping up with correspondance.

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Hi Gostew..

 

yes you are right, start with the small stuff and the you will have the confidence to then take on the big stuff. Halifax were easy for me, got paid the full amount after filing at court.

 

I have posted some links that may help you along the way.

 

FAQ’s

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/faqs-please-read-these/

 

Letter Templates

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/

 

Interest Spreadsheet

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/182-6-interest-calculation-spreadsheets.html

 

Court N1 form

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/681-4-particulars-claim-n1.html

 

Court Bundle

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/33060-basic-court-bundle.html

 

Bank Contact Details

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/faqs-please-read-these/31052-contact-details-banks.html

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Halifax/Bank of Scotland have a policy of making part offers but eventually of settling in full rather than face a court hearing.

 

The other banks probably have the same policy - they all behave that way.

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Moved posts here.

You will need to set up another thread for yourself in Royal bank Scotland group too.

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So ive sent away the sars request on th 22nd jan, for both banks.

Ive no choice now but to do both at the same time, as rbs are threatening me with further action if i dont pay the £577 worth of charges they applied to my account since december.

I have made another post in that forum.

 

One thing im a bit unsure of, how do you go about calculating the interest on the charges? I know halifax are going to give me a load of statments reaching way back, so i want to do this properly, and help out there?

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So at first i just make a list of all the charges, with a date beside them and what they were for, then totall them up?

 

And i should send this with the preliminary letter, and the secondary request, if one is required?

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Use the spreadsheet and calculate interest, just make sure when you're sending it off that the interest column is hidden or removed. Follow the instructions found elsewhere on this site and be careful to take your time with each step.

 

I'm sure someone else will be along shortly that's been around here a lot longer than me to help out!

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Finally, I have received my statements from the halifax....and theres a lot of them!!!

 

So, this weekend i start wading through them and adding up the charges.

 

Can anyone give me any help on this?

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not unless you invite us around to your house...:D :D

 

Seriously though, get your highlighter out and have fun.

 

Check a few times as it is so easy to miss a few.

Mark off all "charges as notified"

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Well arent the halifax a bunch of c***s?

 

They sent me six envelopes worth of statements, and must have got someone to jumble them all up to make it harder for myself!

When sorting them out i found some random pages were duplicated at least FOUR times!!

 

Ready to do the spread sheet now though.

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Just makes you more determined..!

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Well arent the halifax a bunch of c***s?

 

They sent me six envelopes worth of statements, and must have got someone to jumble them all up to make it harder for myself!

When sorting them out i found some random pages were duplicated at least FOUR times!!

 

Ready to do the spread sheet now though.

 

Hi I got 32 letters on same day containing 156 pages of statements, they will pay in the end I was lucky in they paid me in full before going to court some have to file at court then they settle.My claim was 2295 settled in 2 1/2 months good luck dpick:mad:

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just one thing, how do you tell what each charge was for?

they all range from £20 up to £39, but they just say charges as notified in the statements.

is it important when doing the spread sheet to include what the charge is, or can you just leave it blank?

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That is what you put on your spread sheet.

 

"charges as notified"

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just one thing, how do you tell what each charge was for?

they all range from £20 up to £39, but they just say charges as notified in the statements.

is it important when doing the spread sheet to include what the charge is, or can you just leave it blank?

 

Hi I just put as they did "charges as notified" and they accepted that.

 

good luck dpick:mad:

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