Business banking...

[Bolebroke]

I have been trying to open an account with Barclays Business banking for 3 weeks now..I was initially told 48 hours...can anyone recommend a proper bank to use ?

[K50 DEL]

I use Abbey - was up and running in under a week.
No issues in the first year so far.

[anonymous-user]

What size business t/o?

[Bolebroke]

Spanish efficiency !

[ewenm]

HSBC have been fine for me, but you hear horror stories about every bank it seems.

[Plotloss]

Join the FSB, use the Co-Op

Free for life.

Lloyds seem to meander from one fk up to the next.

[Bolebroke]

Simple requirents - just paying in certain amount of euros every month earned overseas....no servicing required

[spikeyhead]

It took three months for Barclays to open my business account. Following a discussion with someone fairly senior there she disappeared.

They've been fine once I'd got it open, but the bhes suggestion that I got the £20k of outstanding invoices paid into my current account and her failure to understand how this was illegal eventually got home.

[Bolebroke]

Thanks Spikey - just on hold for regional business manager...3 months sounds about right...complaints call centre in Sunderland....42 minutes on the phone to be told they were actioning my complaint (whatever that means). Am I allowed to name individuals on here..?