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When can I close the new account?

None of the 11 offers’ terms ask you to keep the account open for a set time. Keep it open until the reward is paid: that’s when each plan Pocketly makes says it’s safe to close. 2 offers also pay monthly rewards while you keep using it; those are optional and never counted.

No set time: until you’re paid 11

• B

  Barclays Barclays Bank Account, £150

  Paid about 28 working days after you meet the conditions.

• B

  Barclays Premier Barclays Premier Current Account, £450

  Paid about 28 working days after you meet the conditions.

• fd

  first direct first direct 1st Account, £210

  Paid by the 19th of the month after you meet the conditions.

• H

  HSBC UK HSBC UK Bank Account, £220

  Paid about 60 days after you meet the conditions.

• H

  HSBC Premier HSBC UK Premier Bank Account, £500

  Paid about 70 days after you meet the conditions.

• L

  Lloyds Club Lloyds Account, £200

  Paid about 14 working days after you ask to switch.

• N

  Nationwide Building Society Nationwide FlexDirect, £175

  Paid about 10 days after you meet the conditions.

• NW

  NatWest Premier NatWest Premier Select Account, £500

  Paid 90–120 days after the switch completes.

• NW

  NatWest NatWest Select Account, £200

  Paid about 30 days after you meet the conditions.

• RBS

  RBS RBS Select Account, £200

  Paid about 30 days after you meet the conditions.

• S

  Santander Santander Everyday Current Account, £240

  Paid 60–90 days after you ask to switch.

Planning several switches? The next three years says, account by account, when to close or keep it.

From each bank’s own terms, as Pocketly read them; each bank’s live terms are final. How Pocketly checks offers.