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Review of the Nationwide, FlexAccount:

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So far an absolute joke of an establishment.

So far an absolute joke of an establishment. I'm honestly stunned this is the same bank that is supposed to be regarded so highly for customer service. I recently switched and of the 3 employees I've dealt with so far all 3 have managed to show total incompetence or disregard for any sort of detail. As such I'm currently making a complaint, to which I got an email this morning which I've pasted below. I'm writing regarding your complaint about incorrect information provided regards your eligibility for the switch incentive. Looking at all the evidence that is available I am unable to uphold your complaint. As the outcome you were looking for was a payment of £250 for the switch incentive that you are not eligible for, I am unable to make such a compensatory payment. Please let me know if you accept this outcome. This is incorrect in many parts, the most basic mistake is the amount. The incentive was £175, not £250. Next, I have not asked for or discussed a compensatory payment. I have not asked why I didn't receive it. I have simply asked why I was lead to believe on the on line chat last week before the switch completed I was eligible for the incentive. I actually asked 3 times as the idiot replying wouldnt give a straight answer. Then 2/3 days after the switch was complete I received notification that I wasn't. The next employee on the online chat was continuously trying to get rid of me, apparently when using the banking app the chat isn't in the app. Even though I signed into the banking app and followed the links in the banking app, I was told I would have to sign out of the banking app and then back into the banking app and start a new chat with a new colleague who could take me through security. Funny because I didn't sign out and start a new chat, the same girl then took me through security anyway!! This all lead to the complaint being logged and my loss of will to go on. Alas, the email today. She can't "uphold my complaint", what does that even mean? That she doesn't agree with it? She hasn't mentioned what evidence she has looked at. Hasn't aplogised, has referred to a compensatory amount I've never mentioned or has previously been brought up, hasn't answered my initial query either. And at the end asked for me to give them an answer but left just a branch phone number to contact them on?!! Is this actually amature hour? Clearly I have lost all confidence in Nationwide, I shall be leaving as soon as possible after filing complaints with the financial ombudsman and the fca. I don't see how they couldn't have stated before completion, when I asked directly 3 times, that I wouldn't be eligible for the incentive. Now they have switched, closed my old account, and made a notch on my credit score. I highly recommend to anyone that they avoid Nationwide, they're a complete fraud. Reviewed on: 27th February 2025

Review of the Admiral, Home Insurance:

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Top provider

I recently took out home insurance with Admiral. The experience from start to finish was excellent. Our home insurance is as straight forward as most and as such can be a real pain but Admiral have been brilliant sorting out all the info they required and leaving us to get on with our day to day ongoings. I have already recommended them to family and friends as good customer service is hard to come by. Reviewed on: 12th August 2022

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