Business Banking: NatWest vs Barclays ???

[rovers90]

I worked for Barclays for 23 years before being made redundant and now I am self employed I bank with....................Barclays! They have more branches in locations that I visit regularly than other banks, online banking is great and as my personal accounts are with them as well it simplifies my transactions.

 

And as for:

 

Tony Croft aka hamadryad

Re: Business Banking: NatWest vs Barclays ???

 

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They are both banks, run by bankers, they dont do you ANY favours!

 

Correct! Banks are businesses just like yours believe it or not, so no, they won't do you any favours but there again I have not come across any businesses that do do favours.

[NI Tree]

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They are both banks, run by bankers, they dont do you ANY favours!

 

Correct! Banks are businesses just like yours believe it or not, so no, they won't do you any favours but there again I have not come across any businesses that do do favours.

 

banks risk you doposits on the markets etc to make there money so in effect you are lending them money

[gensetsteve]

I have no experience of Natwest but Barclays lost 40 k of my money on 2 seperate occassions and took nearly 6 weeks to return it. I have now paid off my mortgage to get rid of them. IMO the worst bank ever x 10. I have been with Santander business banking for at least 10 years with no problems.

[csservices]

I would'nt touch Natwest with a bargepole, they have had my business account twice in the past and I had nothing but trouble both times despite assurances to the contrary, they will screw you anyway they can I have'nt used Barclays for the business, mainly because there our nearest branch is about 7 miles away, they were very helpfull when I was considering moving my business account last year, mind they all are when after a new customer I've been with Lloyds for nigh on 15 years now, have had a few niggles in that time but seem to be best of a bad lot to be honest

[Richard]

Ive been with with NatWest for 3 years. They have been saying there going to sell my business account to someone else for the last 18 months so can not do anything online really so not very helpfull. So ive been unsure with whats going to happen.

 

So Im moving, I have 5 banks on the same hightstreet so im going with the one closest to the car park:001_smile:

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I should have listened to you! Went with Natwest - what a waste of time; absolutely useless. They've lost cheques and are refusing to do anything about it, can never get hold of a business manager, meetings are just BS...

[scraggs]

Don't expect to get any better with barclays.

I have been with them for 34 years, god only knows why, their business banking is a joke but I do have the most excellent personal account manager, and he is the only reason I stay.

[gensetsteve]

reviews, meetings are an opportunity to sell you some ppi or similar. Once you have a crap endowment or pension round your neck you look at banks in a whole different light.

[Arbtech Tree Services]

Can't say i like Barclays, personal or business. Excessive charges and unreasonable with it. Looking to move five accounts shortly and not sure where to go.

[bellringer]

I know some one that uses http://www.aibgb.co.uk/ never has trouble with them pays all the money in to his personal account and then put it over to the other at allied Irish