{"id":1741,"date":"2016-01-16T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-santander-raises-its-fees-check-that-123-still-adds-up\/"},"modified":"2016-01-16T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T07:09:13","slug":"as-santander-raises-its-fees-check-that-123-still-adds-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/as-santander-raises-its-fees-check-that-123-still-adds-up\/","title":{"rendered":"As Santander raises its fees, check that 123 still adds up"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRival banks are lining up to win you over if the \u00a360-a-year levy is a price rise too far. We look at the best alternatives if you decide to switchIn the same week that Santander raised the fees on its popular 123\u00a0current account to \u00a360 a year, a price war has broken out among\u00a0the other banks, keen to tempt anyone wanting to move with offers of \u00a3100-\u00a3150 \u2013 plus other benefits.TSB arguably has the most tempting offer \u2013 sign up to its free Classic Plus Account through MoneySuperMarket.com or MoneySavingExpert.com and you\u2019ll receive \u00a3100 cashback. On top of this the account pays 5% interest on balances up to \u00a32,000, gives 5% cashback on contactless spending (worth up to \u00a35 a month), and has a linked regular saver account paying 5% a month. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Rival banks are lining up to win you over if the \u00a360-a-year levy is a...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-s5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1165,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/santander-increases-charge-on-hugely-popular-123-account\/","url_meta":{"origin":1741,"position":0},"title":"Santander increases charge on hugely popular 123 account","date":"January 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Up to a third of account holders will pay more in fees than they will receive from the bank every year, a Money Saving Expert poll saysCustomers of Santander\u2019s popular 123 current account will see monthly charges rise to \u00a35 on Monday, leaving up to a third paying more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32507,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/santander-123-account-rate-cut-comes-into-effect\/","url_meta":{"origin":1741,"position":1},"title":"Santander 123 account rate cut comes into effect","date":"November 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Bank becomes first of many to slash interest paid to customers, as experts predict slowdown in switching current accountsMillions of people holding Santander\u2019s hugely popular 123 current account will see their interest rate halved on Tuesday.The Spanish-owned bank is the first in a line of institutions to implement rate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22939,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/santander-slashes-its-123-interest-rate\/","url_meta":{"origin":1741,"position":2},"title":"Santander slashes its 123 interest rate","date":"August 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Savers hit by a rate cut which is six times larger than the recent Bank of England reductionSantander is slashing the rate of interest on its highly popular 123 current account by half, in a move that will hit more than 500,000 customers. From 1 November account holders will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":33150,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/with-tesco-offering-a-3-current-account-every-little-really-does-help\/","url_meta":{"origin":1741,"position":3},"title":"With Tesco offering a 3% current account, every little really does help","date":"November 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \u2022 Santander has halved the rate on its 123 account, so it\u2019s time for savers to shop around for better returns\u2022 Borrowers, meanwhile, can get their hands on a cheapest-ever personal loanLooking for a better return on your savings? Here\u2019s a tip: get yourself down to Tesco. 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