Selling Share Certificates
If you hold any UK investments on share certificates, you can sell them real-time during market hours through our telephone service by calling us on 08457 22 55 25..
You will need to have the share certificates to hand when you call as you will need to quote the certificate numbers - please make sure that your certificates are valid before you call. If you are not already a Halifax Share Dealing customer you may need to open a Share Dealing Account before we can sell your certificates.
How the sale is completed
In order to complete your sale, we will send you all the relevant paperwork which you must sign and return to us along with your share certificates. We can not send you any money from the sale until we receive these documents. This process can take up to 10 working days and can be delayed if we have not received all the required documentation. Once completed, a contract note will be sent out to confirm your sale.
If you are selling share certificates worth more than £25,000 then you will need to send your share certificates and a CREST Transfer Form to us before you deal.
Deals are charged at 1.25% of the deal value with a minimum charge of £30.
If you would like to deposit your UK share certificates into an account with us, please see the 'Depositing share certificates' section.
Important Notice
Please note that if we have not received your documents 5 working days after the settlement date shown on your contract note, we will have to buy back your shares and you will be liable for all costs. These include the dealing charges for the original sale, the repurchase costs and associated dealing charges and an administration fee of £50 + VAT. We will deduct the money from your sale to offset these costs but you will have to pay any difference.
For security reasons, we strongly recommend that you send your share certificates by Special or Recorded delivery.
Next Steps
To sell your share certificates, call now on 08457 22 55 25 (lines are open 8am - 9.15pm Monday to Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday excluding English Bank Holidays.)
