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Switch to us in just seven working days

Switching your bank account to us is quick and easy. Just fill in our simple online form and we’ll take care of the rest. With the Current Account Switch Service it’ll only take seven working days. And we’ll close down your old account for you when it’s done.

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Bank Accounts

Choose from one of our bank accounts below.

Our range of bank accounts can offer you simplicity when managing your everyday spending, or a little bit more, with accounts that include a wide range of insurance benefits. Browse our variety of bank accounts today, to find the one that’s right for you and apply.

Off to Uni? We also offer a Student Current Account.

You can also view our range of Youth Accounts tailored for teens aged 11 to 17 years.

Alternatively you can compare our full range of bank accounts.

Current Account Switch Guarantee expandable section
We have designed the Current Account Switch Service to let you switch your current account from one bank or building society to another in a simple, reliable and stress-free way. It will only take seven working days. As your new current-account provider we offer the following guarantee.

The service is free to use and you can choose and agree your switch date with us.

We will take care of moving all your payments going out (for example, your Direct Debits and standing orders) and those coming in (for example, your salary).

If you have money in your old account, we will transfer it to your new account on your switch date.

We will arrange for payments accidentally made to your old account to be automatically redirected to your new account. We will also contact the sender and give them your new account details.

If there are any issues in making the switch, we will contact you before your switch date.

If anything goes wrong with the switch, as soon as we are told, we will refund any interest (paid or lost) and charges made on either your old or new current accounts as a result of this failure.
For more information and FAQs, please read the Account Switching Guide (PDF, 1.7MB).

Overall service quality - 1st Monzo - 85%

Overall service quality - 2nd first direct - 83%

Overall service quality - 3rd Starling Bank - 82%

Overall service quality - 4th Metro Bank - 76%

Overall service quality - 5th Nationwide - 71%

Overall service quality -8th Halifax - 62%

Overall service quality - 1st Nationwide - 75%

Overall service quality - 2nd Barclays - 66%

Overall service quality - 3rd Santander - 65%

Overall service quality - 3rd Halifax - 65%

Overall service quality - 5th HSBC UK - 64%

¹ We use a range of third party providers for the Ultimate Reward Current Account benefits. For full details of the benefits, policies, account terms and conditions and the range of third party providers we use, please read the Getting Started Guide (PDF, 1.4MB).

Halifax current accounts and services are offered subject to status. Available only to personal customers aged 18 or over who are resident in the UK.

*Based on Halifax internal switch data since the Current Account Switch Service launched in September 2013

Whether you can have an arranged overdraft and the amount will depend upon your personal circumstances at the time you apply for one. Any overdraft we agree is repayable on demand.

Eligible deposits with us are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). We are covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). For further information about the compensation provided by the FSCS, refer to the FSCS website at www.fscs.org.uk/. You can also visit our Financial Services Compensation Scheme page for more details.