Barclays Business Banking telling me I can't be an IT consultant

[retrodeath]

I'm being harrassed by bar lays business banking, letters (which I hadn't opened) and now repeated phone calls.

I'd been fobbing them off thinking it was just a sales pitch but they told me today that they are about to send a letter stating that unless I respond they will ask me to move my account elsewhere.

So I said to fire away with questions and the first was that they needed to know more about what I did. They had been told that IT consultant is no longer acceptable. They needed to know which sectors I work in. I've worked in finance for years but don't like the idea of being labelled with that restriction. My skills cross sectors, so I'm a consultant. And what business is it if theirs anyway. So they asked what sectors I was in, I just repeated the list they suggested. The. They asked if I worked in the gambling industry, "because it is high risk".

Wtf? I'm pretty sure it is Barclays but I'm taken back that I would have to provide this (they claimed regulatory) and that even if I did code for a gambling company, why would that make me or my company higher risk.

Anyone else had this from Barclays or any other bank?

Anyone recommend a bank to go to that is to going to waste my time with types phone calls and letters?

[woohoo]

I'm with Cater Allen and happy with them but some people have had issue with CA closing their accounts.

Not sure about the gambling industry being high risk, done a lot of work for gambling companies so would be interested in the answer.

[Mich the Tester]

So I said to fire away with questions and the first was that they needed to know more about what I did. They had been told that IT consultant is no longer acceptable. They needed to know which sectors I work in. I've worked in finance for years but don't like the idea of being labelled with that restriction. My skills cross sectors, so I'm a consultant. And what business is it if theirs anyway. So they asked what sectors I was in, I just repeated the list they suggested. The. They asked if I worked in the gambling industry, "because it is high risk".

So tell them you're a plumber or a stripper or something. Who cares as long as you get an account?

[Uncle Albert]

Just tell them you are the Chief Executive of your Ltd company.

[VectraMan]

My business bank is Barclays. I think I probably told them the company did software development, which is true. Never had any kind of grief from them.

[minestrone]

Gambling is only high risk of you are the one sticking 50 quid on Saucy Sue in the 3:30 at Kempton.

[BrilloPad]

I've worked in finance for years but don't like the idea of being labelled with that restriction.

Why would it restrict you?

Just tell them what they want to hear.

[ChimpMaster]

Why would it restrict you?

Just tell them what they want to hear.

I'm an IT consultant and my industry is Information Technology. I've worked across numerous sectors - Pharma, Finance, Manufacturing, Distribution etc etc - but as far as I am concerned and as far as Barclays are concerned, my industry is IT.

Simple.

[cojak]

I'm an IT consultant and my industry is Information Technology. I've worked across numerous sectors - Pharma, Finance, Manufacturing, Distribution etc etc - but as far as I am concerned and as far as Barclays are concerned, my industry is IT.

Simple.

WCMS - I've never had a problem with Barclays.

[speling bee]

Import / export.