You're able to withdraw, in branch, by post or over the phone
Cash
Cash withdrawals can only be processed in a branch. You'll need your account passbook and can request up to a maximum of £500 in cash daily.
Cheque
You can request a cheque withdrawal in branch, over the phone (if your account allows it) or by writing to us.
You can withdraw up to £250,000 per day for each account in branch. For withdrawals over £250,000, a cheque will be sent to you by post from our Principal Office in Skipton.
If your account allows it and you have set up telephone access, you can call us to request a withdrawal by cheque.
If you wish to withdraw a cheque through the post then please complete our online request form, using the link below.
Request a withdrawal slip.
Electronic payment
You can request a withdrawal by Faster Payment or CHAPS (subject to a fee) in branch, over the phone or by writing to us (if your account allows it)
Faster Payments
Can be made from Skipton accounts to a nominated bank account, which must be a UK bank or building society account in your own name, up to the value of £100,000. The faster payments scheme aims to make same day payments where the instruction is received before 8pm. Payments may take up to the end of the next working day to arrive, there is no charge to request a Faster Payment withdrawal. For payments over £100,000, these will be processed using CHAPS without a fee payable.
How to request a Faster Payment:
In branch.
By completing a Faster Payment Authorised Bank Account Details Form, you're able to withdraw up to a maximum of £100,000 to an account held in your name in any of our branches. If you request an amount higher than £100,000, this will be sent to our Head Office for withdrawal by CHAPS.
Over the phone.
You can request up to £100,000 to an account in your name as long as you've set up telephone access. Any withdrawal requests made over the phone after 8pm will be processed the next working day.
To set up telephone access you'll first need to complete the Faster Payment Authorised Bank Account Details Form, we'll then send you further details in the post to complete and return to set up telephone access.
Please note if you have not set up telephone access then you will not be able to withdraw funds over the telephone.
By writing to us.
You can request up to £100,000 to an account in your name by completing a Faster Payments Withdrawal Form and sending it to Customer Delivery, Skipton Building Society, The Bailey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DN.
CHAPS Payments
Can be made from Skipton accounts to an account in your name up to the value of £1,000,000. CHAPS payments allow you to make same working day withdrawals, as long as the instruction is received before 3:30pm.
How to request a CHAPS payment:
Please note:
- If you request a CHAPS payment, there is an administration charge of £6.00, which can be deducted from your account or paid in branch upon the CHAPS payments being requested.
- Any requests that are received before the payment cut-off time of 3.30pm will arrive in your nominated account by close of business that day dependent on the receiving bank's processing times. Any requests received after 3.30pm will be processed the next working day.
Over the phone.
You can request a CHAPS payment to an account in your name as long as you've set up telephone access.
To set up telephone access you'll first need to complete the Faster Payment Authorised Bank Account Details Form. We'll then send you further details in the post to complete and return to set up telephone access.
By writing to us.
You can request up to £100,000 to an account in your name by completing a Faster Payments Withdrawal Form and sending it to Customer Delivery, Skipton Building Society, The Bailey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DN. For payments over £100,000, these will be processed using CHAPS without a fee payable.