piers_morgan

Hi!

Excuse me for doing another post but I have searched the forum for an answer but have not been able to find what I'm looking for (story of my life...). I bank with Barclays and as I'm moving out to Oz, I thought I would see if they can do me a one-off financial reference. Spoke to the muppets on the phone who told me it was up to the discretion of my local branch. So I went to my local branch who told me that I could only obtain a reference via a 3rd party. So turns out that should I require a financial reference from anyone in Oz then they need to put in a request with Barclays direct which will cost them £10 per reference request :scared: and obviously take a while to process from Oz (not something you want to happen when looking to buy/rent a house!!). So if I register with 5 different real estate agencies out there it's gonna costs me £50!!! It seems absolutely ridiculous that after fifteen years of banking with Barclays that they cannot simply print off a general letter saying that I am of good financial standing etc. I suppose I should have switched banks years ago after due to their negligence I was caused over 3 grand of fraud on my account, but hey....

I am therefore just wondering:

1) What do I require on a financial reference?
2) Have people had problems obtaining a reference from other banks?
3) Have people managed to get a one-off reference from Barclays?

In the meantime I feel another letter of complaint coming on for Barclays!

Thanks,

Piers

podgypossum

Stop panicking Piers... you wont need the reference!!

piers_morgan

Not panicking at all, but the agencies I have spoken to require bank references before they even show us their accommodation books...

Piers

podgypossum

Weird...we were told we only need to show 3mths of savings here in Oz to get a mortgage. Never heard of agents demanding bank references!Normally they just want to see an ok from your Aussie bank to say you have finance available...maybe i am a bit green on these matters...someone else may be able to answer you better.
Appologies!!

Jirrupin

I was told I would need a reference by HSBC. I bank in UK with Co-op. They organise a letter of reccommendation for me at the cost of £10.

But I have never been asked for it since I arrived, 4 months ago.