Revolut froze £37,000 house deposit during security review, delaying Oxfordshire property completion

Created Nov 4, 2026 • AI-generated summary

PropertyWire (4 November 2026), reporting a case highlighted by The Guardian: an Oxfordshire homebuyer couple's property completion was delayed after Revolut froze the wife's account for nearly three weeks during a routine security review, blocking access to a joint savings account holding a £37,000 house deposit; at one point both spouses' accounts were restricted. Accounts were reinstated after The Guardian's consumer affairs team intervened; Revolut apologised and offered £175 as a goodwill gesture. Membership limited to coverage of this specific Revolut account-freeze case.