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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by KS Cleaning on July 12, 2025, 10:33:26 pm »Bottom line is, as long as the treasury are getting their cut from our endeavours it’s carry on regardless😉
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by KS Cleaning on July 12, 2025, 10:26:37 pm »As long as they aren’t going to charge you per transaction better to just suck it up. Let’s say it’s around £10 per month ( tax deductible ) it’s not gonna ‘ break the bank ‘ so to speak😉
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by Splash and dash on July 12, 2025, 10:23:29 pm »One of the local newspapers reported the conditions of hose pipe use with the Yorkshire hose pipe ban by Yorkshire water.
They specifically mentioned the cleaning of windows with a hose pipe was forbidden under the ban. No clarification was to whether it was the homeowner or a window cleaner who was banned from cleaning windows with a hose pipe.
Even I was confused by the wording of the report, knowing how previous bans didn't apply to businesses.
Have a look at the HSE website spruce it says some ware that hose pipe bans don’t affect window cleaners as it’s a health and safety issue the only thing that could affect us is a drought order but even then depending what you are cleaning if it’s classed as as a safety issue it’s still ok .
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on July 12, 2025, 07:41:23 pm »I'm with TSB and I have been paying £5 a month for years. If I leave £10k in the account then they will wave the fee. Not sure what will happen after the takeover.
I bet they do. £10k should be earning you £30 in interest a month rather than saving £5 in fees 🤣
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on July 12, 2025, 07:23:06 pm »I'm with TSB and I have been paying £5 a month for years. If I leave £10k in the account then they will wave the fee. Not sure what will happen after the takeover.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on July 12, 2025, 05:39:47 pm »Just an idea about cheques. You could always give them the option after telling them you'll be stopping them, that they could always put the cheque in your personal name, then pay into your personal account.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by NBwcs on July 12, 2025, 04:26:24 pm »Just received a letter this morning, saying its going to start charging me for my account, but I was one of the people who applied for and got free banking for life. Can they do this? They have tried in the past and failed. What should I do?
Me too, very annoying. As Daz says though, there is free business banking out there but changing your custards over will be a nightmare. And any new bank you change to might do the same in the near future and then you'll be doing it again. They did this a few years back but there was such a big outcry from their customers that they reversed it, cant see them backing down twice. I'll send them an email registering my feelings anyway, At least if everyone does so they will feel the weight of opinion. I have about 20 custards left who pay by cheque (mostly elderly) so it wont go down well but guess its time to stop the cheques.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Santander Bank
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on July 12, 2025, 03:52:19 pm »Also ...
My business account with HSBC was charging £8 a month until June. I have been notified it's now F-o-C.
Also - the few cheques - less than five a month - I receive I pay into my joint personal account via mobile phone. So that's free instead of 50p.
My business account with HSBC was charging £8 a month until June. I have been notified it's now F-o-C.
Also - the few cheques - less than five a month - I receive I pay into my joint personal account via mobile phone. So that's free instead of 50p.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on July 12, 2025, 03:31:16 pm »It only applies to private cleaning, not paid for services.
Time for a boom in sales calls 🤣
Time for a boom in sales calls 🤣
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Hose Pipe Ban
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on July 12, 2025, 03:11:57 pm »One of the local newspapers reported the conditions of hose pipe use with the Yorkshire hose pipe ban by Yorkshire water.
They specifically mentioned the cleaning of windows with a hose pipe was forbidden under the ban. No clarification was to whether it was the homeowner or a window cleaner who was banned from cleaning windows with a hose pipe.
Even I was confused by the wording of the report.
I think it's a hosepipe connected to a mains supply. Like watering your garden.
I agree. But the wording of the report didn't clarify that. It was reported in a way that could be read as a blanket ban of cleaning windows with a hose pipe.
Journalists won't ask the finer points unless it is of interest to their main readership and will assume that an article will be read by their paper's main audience and will want to make the article a talking point to get shared.
In their capacity as home owners or renters.