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In the can pretty hard to get a bank account for someone in the UK today. The Bank sometimes missing two forms of ID and a utility bill, and maybe even a reference, it can open things difficult for some people, an account.

I moved to England from Belfast, last year with a friend, to start new jobs here. We both needed in the first place, to open bank accounts to deposit our wages. For my friend it was really hard - because we rented ourAccommodation and the rent bills, we do not have any bills in our name. There were other problems, but that was a major - a silly rule that discriminated against tenants.

I say it was really hard for my friend, but it was still difficult for me. Because I dual citizenship and decided on an Irish passport so the banks would not travel as verification of my ID. Thus, even though I am a British citizen if I am a British passport to show the bankswill not try to confirm my identity and turned straight to a bank account.

Although I was having more problems, my friend was not able to open a bank account either. So, here we are - two successful men in two good jobs that were just not allowed to open a bank account in England, because a lot of bureaucracy.

My friend was lucky - after a long period of stress and unhappy, he calls went online and got a Barclays current account[http://www.personal.barclays.co.uk/BRC1/jsp/brccontrol?site=pfs&task=channelFWgroup&value=6320] online.
But me, I gave up. I use my Ulster Bank account for my salary to pay me. Although my bank card, you'll use to raise money here, I am very pleased at the services I can from over here, limited use.

So I wonder what kind of wreckage of the British banking system, that two British nationals, such problems may simply have to open an account?

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