Important information

  • Under the new European MIFID regulations Hargreaves Lansdown will be treating all clients as ‘Retail Clients’ which means that our clients will receive the very highest levels of investor protection
  • Chelsea Building Society (Chelsea) and Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers Limited (HL) are regulated by the Financial Services Authority
  • Hargreaves Lansdown are execution only stockbrokers and do not provide tax or investment advice. Please remember that investments can go down in value as well as up and you could get back less than you invest
  • Certificated commission is charged at 1% on the first £10,000, 0.50% on the next £10,000 and 0.25% thereafter, subject to a minimum commission charge of £15 per deal. Certificated trading will carry a certificate levy of £10 per trade
  • Hargreaves Lansdown have an Order Handling Policy in position that sets out their approach to obtaining the best results for clients. When they deal for clients they consider a range of factors including price, costs, speed, the likelihood of being able to place the deal and settle it, size, the nature of your order and other relevant considerations. Hargreaves Lansdown feel the most important factor is the price that they obtain for clients
  • Hargreaves Lansdown deal though the London Stock Exchange, PLUS Markets and a number of Retail Service Providers and Market Makers. You can read a copy of their full Order Handling Policy on their website. If you give a dealing instruction to Hargreaves Lansdown they will assume that you are happy with and agree to the Order Handling Policy
  • Please bear in mind that if you give specific instructions regarding the way in which you would like to place your deal, Hargreaves Lansdown may not be able to obtain the best results for you
  • For certificated deals Hargreaves Lansdown currently deal outside the standard settlement on a T+10 basis this could result in you obtaining a worse price than trading on a T+3 basis
  • Once Hargreaves Lansdown places a deal in the market it cannot then be cancelled or altered
  • Full HL Classic Share Dealing terms and conditions will be on the reverse of the contract note which will be dispatched first class post once the deal has been executed
  • For nominee share dealing HL Fund & Share account terms and conditions apply with the exception of section D which is currently unavailable as part of this service
  • Hargreaves Lansdown are determined to treat clients fairly at all times. In case conflicts arise, they have a specific policy in place to ensure that they identify and handle conflicts fairly and treat clients with honesty and integrity at all times. You can read a copy of the full Conflicts of Interest Policy on their website

For the purpose of buying and selling shares Chelsea introduces to Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers Limited (HL), Kendal House, 4 Brighton Mews, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2NX. Any contract you enter into will be a contract between you and HL and all dealing, administration and settlement will be carried out by them and Chelsea Building Society (Chelsea) is not responsible for any functions they perform. Chelsea and HL are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. HL is registered in England (no 149970). Any references in this document to ‘Chelsea’ means the share dealing service carried out by HL under that name.

Depending on whether your trade is certificated or non certificated will determine the settlement period; for full details please refer to the leaflet headed Terms and Conditions of Business, available on request from Hargreaves Lansdown.


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