i HAD BOTH MY PERSONAL AND BUSINESS ACCOUNTS WITH HSBC AFTER LEAVING BARCLAYS OF 28 YEARS. THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. THEY LOCKED BOTH BANKS WITHOUT A PHONE CALL TEXT OR EMAIL TO TELL ME, I HAD TO FIND OUT WHEN I COULDNT GET MONEY OUT, PAY ANYONE AND ALSO NO ONE COULD PAY ME. AFTER DAYS AND DAYS ON THE PHONES COMPLAINING I STILL HAVENT RECIEVED ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHY THEY CLOSED MY ACCOUNTS AND WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE UP TO 8 WEEKS. WELL IM SUPPOSED TO PAY PEOPLE AND HAVE A NEW MORTGAGE COMING THROUGH FOR WHICH I CANT GET MY DEPOSIT OUT, SO BASICALLY I HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY MONEY FOR A POSSIBLE 8 WEEKS AND THEY SAY ITS LEGAL. WELL ONE THING IS FOR SURE MY BUSINESS WILL SUFFER AND MY CREDIT RATING WILL BE DESTROYED AND YET THEY STILL WILL NOT ANSWER ME AS TO WHY......... MY ADVICE IS STAY WELL AWAY FROM HSBC AS THE SERVICE IS TERRIBLE, FORGET COVID AS THEY USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE AS THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THE LIKES OF ME OR YOU AND JUST WALK ALL OVER US. IF YOU JOIN DONT SAY I DIDNT WARN YOU.