{"id":29611,"date":"2013-09-13T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/switching-banks-the-man-whos-had-more-than-10-current-accounts\/"},"modified":"2016-10-12T10:30:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T03:30:04","slug":"switching-banks-the-man-whos-had-more-than-10-current-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/switching-banks-the-man-whos-had-more-than-10-current-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching banks: The man who's had more than 10 current accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe talk to one man who has several bank accounts running at once in a bid to snaffle the best freebies and interest ratesMany bank customers think switching accounts involves lots of hassle and runs the risk of direct debits going awry. But those who do it \u2013 including one man who has switched numerous times \u2013 say it’s simple and will save you hundreds of pounds. Peter Colley, aged 46, could probably write a book on the subject. The retail manager, who lives with his wife and daughter in Holmfirth, near Huddersfield, has become a serial switcher in, he says, a bid to grab the cash offers that come up, along with the best savings rates offered by current accounts. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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