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How to open a business account, what banks check, and how the Current Account Switch Service works.

Opening & Switching

How to Open a Business Bank Account in the UK

What UK banks ask for when you apply for a business current account, why the law makes them ask, what timings the banks actually publish, and the reasons applications are turned down - taken from the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, Companies House guidance and the banks' own application pages.

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How to Switch Business Bank Account with the Current Account Switch Service

Pay.UK's Current Account Switch Service moves a small business's current account in seven working days with a guarantee behind it. Who qualifies, what moves, what does not, what the guarantee actually promises, and how the timeline sits against payroll and VAT dates - from Pay.UK's own pages and HMRC's deadlines.

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