{"id":171266,"date":"2026-03-31T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-nearly-lost-my-new-home-because-of-a-natwest-banking-error\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:12:53","slug":"i-nearly-lost-my-new-home-because-of-a-natwest-banking-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-nearly-lost-my-new-home-because-of-a-natwest-banking-error\/","title":{"rendered":"I nearly lost my new home because of a NatWest banking error"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI transferred money to my current account for exchange of contracts, but the bank refused access to the fundsTwo weeks before completing on my new home, I notified my bank, NatWest, that funds would be transferred via my current account to my solicitor. It assured me there would be no problem and sent a congratulatory bottle of alcohol.I duly transferred \u00a3260,000, whereupon NatWest refused access to my funds. First, it instructed me to use a public fax bureau to transmit sensitive details, then that I had to resubmit my biometrics in a branch. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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