Young Chorleian (Issue 2)

This product can be opened and managed in branch or by post. You can view transactions, check your balance and check interest rates on Chorley Online. Please refer to the Society’s Savings Accounts General Terms and Conditions and Chorley Online Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility Criteria

• Available to eligible UK residents up to the age of 21 only.  
• Account holders under the age of 7 years must have their account operated for them by an adult aged over 18 who will be called the ‘Young Savers Account Operator’.  At the age of 7 years, an account holder can operate the account. 
• Transfers in from other Chorley Building Society Accounts are permitted.

To open an account you will need to apply in branch or by post and let us have;

• a fully completed Share Account application form;
• at least the minimum deposit of £1 ; and
• proof of  identity, address and  residency for the account holder and where applicable the account operator

• The maximum balance is £500,000 and the overall maximum holding by any one person in respect of all savings accounts with the Society is £500,000.

This is a limited issue and the Society reserves the right to withdraw this product without notice at any time. If this product is withdrawn no further deposits will be allowed into this account. 

• This is an easy access account, withdrawals can be made by cash, cheque or CHAPs* (*subject to a £25 fee). Cheques requested by post for withdrawals or closures will be issued within 48 hours of receipt and posted 1st class.
• The account will mature in readiness of the account holder's 21st birthday and the full balance including interest will be available on the account holder's birthday (or the next working day if this falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday). If you take no action on maturity the balance will be automatically transferred into an easy access Young Chorleian Account within the Society bearing the account holder's name. We will contact you at least 14 days prior to maturity to advise you of the options available at that time. On maturity you may withdraw by cash, cheque or CHAPs* (*subject to a £25 fee). Cheques will be issued within two working days of maturity and posted 1st class to the account holder. The terms of the easy access Young Chorleian Account are available in branch or at www.chorleybs.co.uk/savings. 

Withdrawal conditions apply; please refer to section 9 of the Savings Accounts Terms and Conditions and section 8 of the Chorley Online Terms and Conditions for further details.

Whether you need to pay tax is dependent on your own personal circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. Interest is paid gross on all our savings accounts – except ISAs where it is paid tax-free. For more information on Tax Allowances please call HMRC on 0300 200 3300 or visit https://www.gov.uk/apply-tax-free-interest-on-savings

Changing your mind

Once you have opened an account, you have 14 days to let us know that you have changed your mind. The 14 days will start after the account is opened or, if later, after you first receive (on paper or electronically) a copy of Chorley Building Society's Savings Terms & Conditions and the Product Specific Features. If you let us know within this time that you no longer want the account, we will give you your money back (together with any interest it has earned) or help you switch to another one of our accounts which you are eligible for (if we have received cleared money). Should you change your mind about this account please send written notification of your cancellation to us at Head Office, Key House, Foxhole Road, Chorley, PR7 1NZ.

What to do if you’re not satisfied

If you are not satisfied with our services we operate an internal complaints procedure. A copy of this procedure is available online at www.chorleybs.co.uk or you can ask in any of our branches for details of this procedure. If you are not satisfied with our final response, you may be eligible to take your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).