Santander UK Plc
Financial Ombudsman decision DRN0084829 Upheld
Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£100redress stated in the decision
Fri Jun 08deadline to accept (not the decision date)
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What this decision was about
Funds blocked or frozen, Complaint handling
In the Ombudsman’s words
Santander placed a block on Ms M’s accounts. This meant she couldn’t access the money in either account.Funds blocked or frozen
Ms M complains that Santander UK Plc blocked her accounts. She’s also unhappy that Santander hasn’t explained why.Complaint handling
Rules cited
Money Laundering Regulations 2017
Source
This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN0084829.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.
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