How to open an account. It’s easy

Whichever account you choose to open, you will need to follow these simple steps:

Step 1 - complete the application form

• Read your selected Product Terms and Conditions and the Society's General Investment Conditions (Ireland)
• Specify the account you wish to open and complete your details on the application form
• Sign and date the application form.

Download Application Form

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Step 2 - provide documents with your application

When you open an account for the first time with us, you will be asked to provide documentation to prove your identity, address and PPS number. Our fully trained staff will help you with any questions you may have and advise you about details of acceptable identification.

In order to process your application we need the following:

1. A cheque drawn on a personal account at an Irish bank or building society
   
2. Proof of your identity
   A copy of ONE of the following:
   • Full EU Photo Driving Licence
   • Valid EU Passport
   • An identification form (ML10) verified by the Garda Siochana.

   Download Identification Form (ML10)

   Or

   If you are unable to provide a personal cheque, you will need to enclose a certified* copy of your EU Photo Driving Licence, EU Passport or an identification form (ML10) verified by the Garda Siochana.

   *A certified copy is a photocopy signed and stamped by a suitable person such as a member of a Garda Siochana, a Chartered/Certified Public Accountant, a Practising Solicitor, a Notary Public, a member of Embassy/Consular staff or a designated body in Ireland (Banks, Building Societies, Money Brokers, Life Assurance Companies, Providers of Services in futures and options exchanges; An Post, Credit Union, Stockbrokers and Bureaux de change).

3. Proof of your address
   An original of TWO of the following:
   • Utility Bill
   • Bank or Building Society Statement
   • Tax-free Allowance Certificate or Balancing Statement from the Revenue Commissioners
   • Revenue Commissioners C2 Tax Certificate or Social Insurance Documentation.

   Documentation in relation to address verification should be no more than 3 months old, or in relation to Revenue or Social Insurance Documentation they should be no more than 12 months old. It is acceptable to provide two utility bills/bank statements if they are from different providers.

4. Proof of your PPS number
   In order to meet our taxation requirements, you are also required to provide proof of your PPS number. This can usually be found on Revenue Commissioners documentation such as a Tax-free Allowance Certificate, C2 Tax Certificate or Balancing Statement. Where you provide this documentation for proof of address, this can also be used for proof of your PPS number.

Existing customers

If you already have an open account with us, you do not ordinarily need to provide any proof of identity, address and PPS number. Please ensure you write your existing account number in the space provided on the application form.

Step 3 - your initial investment

Enclose your personal cheque for your investment, made payable to the name of the account holder(s) or to Leeds Building Society including, on the payee line, the name of the account holder(s). For example, "Leeds Building Society re Mr A B Smith".

Step 4 - post your application to us

Post your application in the pre-paid envelope provided, with the documents listed in step 2, and a personal cheque for your investment (see step 3), to the following address:

Leeds Building Society (Ireland),
Ground Floor,
7 Upper Fitzwilliam Street,
Dublin 2

Alternatively, you can call in to see us to open your account from 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

When we receive your application form, cheque for your investment and adequate ID, we will normally process your account within 2 days, after which, you will receive your passbook with a supply of pre-paid envelopes to help you manage your postal account.