Sample Letter

Ask your bank to pay particular bills out of your account (sole name)

Use this letter when you need to ask your bank to pay particular bills out of your account from money you have paid in. This is known as exercising your 'first right of appropriation'.

You can choose to send a letter in your own name or in joint names. You may have a debt in joint names, or want to write to your creditors together because you have worked out a joint budget.

Fill in your contact details, account number and any extra information you want to include in the grey shaded areas.
Today’s date will be added automatically.
Sign each letter and enclose a copy of your budget if needed.

Letter in joint names

You can choose to send a letter in your own name or in joint names. You may have a debt in joint names, or want to write to your creditors together because you have worked out a joint budget.

Change to joint version

You need to include the organisation name.

You need to include their address.

You need to include their postcode.

You need to include your address.

You need to include your postcode.

22nd September 2023

Dear Sir/Madam

Letter exercising first right of appropriation

Name of account holder:

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Account No and Sort Code:

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I request that the following items be paid from the funds that are due to be deposited into the above account on

Date (required)
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DateInclude the date that the money will be paid into your account.

for the sum of £Enter the amount here. (required)
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Enter the amount here.Make sure you put in the amount that is due to be paid in. This may be a cheque you are paying in or the date your wages go into the account.
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In doing this I am exercising my first right of appropriation over these funds and wish you to pay the following items. These are listed below:

Rent or mortgage: (required)
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Rent or mortgage:Change this to make the payment relevant to you.

£Enter the amount here. (required)
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Enter the amount here.

Council tax: (required)
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Council tax:You can change this if it does not apply to you.

£Enter the amount here. (required)
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Enter the amount here.

Any other bills: (required)
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Any other bills:Make sure you list any other household bills you wish to cover, for example, gas or electricity.

£Enter the amounts here. (required)
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Enter the amounts here.

I understand that any other items may be returned if there are insufficient funds available to pay them.

Please confirm that my request has been carried out.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

You need to include your name(s).