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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Huma Qureshi

Isa transfers: Why are we waiting?

The Principality has been offering a competitive e-Isa

At the start of the tax year I decided to transfer my Isa from Icesave to the Principality building society's e-Isa. At the same time, my colleague Lisa Bachelor decided she would move her money to the society from Smile.

But despite making the application in early April - nearly three months ago - our transfers have only just been completed, and that's really only after asking the press offices of the providers involved to intervene, something most people don't have recourse to.

Unfortunately, we are not the only people to have experienced delays - and it isn't just transfers that have been held up. Readers have written in and told us about problems they've been having opening Isas with Barclays.

As part of our Why Are We Waiting? campaign, we'd like to know if there are any more of you who are waiting unnecessarily for an Isa transfer to complete.

And if you are still waiting for a home for your tax-free funds what have you tried to do about it and has it worked?

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