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Nationwide switch offer: £175 for switching to the FlexDirect, FlexAccount or FlexPlus

Nationwide FlexDirect, FlexAccount or FlexPlus: £175 switching offer. All three accounts qualify, but only FlexDirect and FlexAccount are fee-free. FlexPlus costs £18 a month.

£175
switching offer
  • Paid within 10 days of meeting the requirements
Worth knowing

All three accounts qualify, but only FlexDirect and FlexAccount are fee-free. FlexPlus costs £18 a month.

No commission

What you have to do

  1. Open or use a FlexDirect, FlexAccount or FlexPlus account
  2. Complete a full switch using the Current Account Switch Service within 28 days
  3. Move at least 2 Direct Debits as part of the switch
  4. Pay in £1,000 within 31 days of opening
  5. Make 1 debit card payment within 31 days

The details

Deadline
31 days from account opening
Paid
within 10 days of meeting the requirements
Monthly fee
No monthly fee
Who can get it
New and existing members. You can get the switch offer twice at most: once on your first eligible sole account and once on your first eligible joint account. Not available if you are switching from an account you already hold with Nationwide or Virgin Money.
After the bonus
FlexDirect and FlexAccount have no monthly fee; FlexPlus is £18 a month. FlexDirect pays interest on balances for 12 months.
Offer details
Full switch via CASS · 2 direct debits · £1,000 pay-in · bonus paid within 10 days of qualifying
Source
Nationwide switch offer page Checked 17 Oct · No commission

How MoneyHQ checked this

We read Nationwide’s own page on 17 Oct and wrote down what it says: the figure, the conditions and the catch. Figures change, and the provider’s page is always the final word. The page we read is here. If you spot a difference, tell us and we will check again.

How it compares

9th of 9 by switching bonus, among the switch offers MoneyHQ has checked.

AccountBonusMonthly feePay inPaid within
NatWest Premier Select account£500None£15,000120 days
Barclays Bank Account£300None£2,000Not stated
Santander £240 switch offer£240None£1,500Not stated
HSBC UK Bank Account£220None£2,00060 days
First Direct 1st Account£210None£1,000Not stated
Nationwide FlexDirect, FlexAccount or FlexPlus (this offer)£175None£1,00010 days

Every figure is from each provider's own page, checked on the date shown on that offer. MoneyHQ orders this table by switching bonus alone; commission never changes the order.