Santander UK Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-6203315 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£250redress stated in the decision
Mon Apr 06deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
Funds blocked or frozen, Service failure
In the Ombudsman’s words
Santander blocked P’s business account, leaving the business without access to its funds.Funds blocked or frozen
Santander has accepted its service fell below that standard, specifically in failing to send the form earlier, which caused avoidable delay.Service failure
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-6203315.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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