Santander UK Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-4040527 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£250redress stated in the decision
Wed Apr 19deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
Account closed or refused, Payment delayed or failed
In the Ombudsman’s words
Santander decided to close both Mr W’s accounts without notice.Account closed or refused
Mr W says he didn’t receive the cheque for his personal account until around two weeks after their decision to close.Payment delayed or failed
Rules cited
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-4040527.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
The outcome shown is the Ombudsman’s own published classification, not our reading of the text. Nothing here is legal advice, and a decision concerns only the complaint it was made about.