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Halifax Shares
is it a good time to sell 500 Halifax shares also please can someone advise the best and cheapest way to sell
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Information needed on finding a lost premium bond...
My dad has one solitary premeium bond from when he was about 16, is there anyway we can find the number for it? As we've lost the actual paper version they send you... Also, anyone know what the chances are that the bond has money waiting to be collect as it's been his for a good 40 years now. Thanks in advance. Edit: Ok…
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£450,000 to save
I am in the process of selling my house and expect £450,000 equity from the sale. Before buying another house, I intend to rent for 6 months-as with 2 very small children I dont want to rush into anything. I threrefore need immediate access to my cash should I need to buy something quickly !! The theroy is, in order to pay…
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£1000 a week to save - help
Hi, Other than premium bonds I do not have any savings other than the bit lodged in my current acocunt ready to be moved into a savings account. I have opened an ICICI HISAVE account yesterday and await for further details... I have about £1000 each week to save and need to use for a house deposit. I need to save until…
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Halifax Regular Saver a/c dodgy figures?
My regular saver a/c with Halifax recently 'matured' I was putting in £100 per month for 12 months. The 12th payment went in and a few weeks later came the maturity date. All it was was £35? on £1200? That can't be right, I understand a percentage is deducted for tax, but stil.. :confused: The balance on my websaver is now…
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St James's Place Income Distribution Bond
Someone has suggested to me that a good place to put some money for both capital growth and income is St James's Place Income Distribution Bond. Does anyone know anything about it? How risky is it? What else should I know? Many thanks!
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What should I do??
Right, heres the deal. I came into a few pounds about 4 months back. Got £4000 pounds. Got a call from my bank saying that I should invest some of it as it is making absolutley nothing sitting in my current account. I dont know where to start to be honest. I would like to put away about 2000/2500 for 2 or 3 years. Anyone…
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recommend
wonder if anyone can help.. Martin recommended the A&L saving recommend a friend saving account (make £100).. my partner and I are both interested in doing this, can we sign up then recommend each other? does this work? has anyone tried it? if so .. how! thanks in advance you wonderful people! Pash x
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living abroad
Can anyone tell me if I can save in the UK even though I live abroad ? Hope someone can help! Thanks
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R85 for child's account
I've been putting regular amounts into the Halifax child's regular saver account for a few months now, but it's just occurred to me that I haven't completed the form that stops tax being taken from the interest - I think it's R85. Should I have completed this and will tax be deducted if I don't?
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savings accounts?
Hi, is it possible to have a savings account like ing even though you have an isa? :confused: I have an isa and i seem to fill it up before october time then its useless to me as i cant start using it again till april :rolleyes: . can you have a savings account along side an isa? is there an account around that doesnt have…
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northern rock shares
as shares are at a record high, should i sell them now and invest £5000 approx, in what??? isa's already used, a bond??? any advices? cheers.
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how about a mse members fantasy portfolio ??
how about a mse members fantasy portfolio ?? we can pick a stock and put it into a virtual mse portfolio etc and see how it goes is there any chance this could be a sticky if it takes off in the savings and investment board ?? what do fellow savers and investors think ??
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When is a current account not a current account?
When it is a Barclays cash Card account which, despite being listed as a 'straightforward current account', is exempt from the 10% Regular Savers account offer, which is supposed to be available for all current accounts (despite not being listed as an exclusion in their Terms and Conditions). Do the banks really have to…
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Britannia Members Reward Scheme
Breaking News Britannia has raised its annual payout to members in 2006 to £48m. Does anyone get a slice of this action? Do people think it's good value for members and other mutuals should copy Britannia? Or is it unnecessary bureaucracy / expense / money to the taxman for the sake of a headline or six every year?
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Best Rate for Non Tax Payer
I have an online savings account with Cahoot, but I am not sure whether it is still the best rate around. So as a non tax payer, where should I invest my savings for the best rate at the moment? Any suggestions?
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£60,000 to invest for a friend
Widower age 78 has received money from a deceased friend's will of £60k. Has given £20k to children and now wants to enjoy max return with min fuss......not interested in internet savings. Apart from Cash Isa (Halifax?) any suggestions? Standard Rate tax payer
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Please can you give advice
Hi all, looking for a bit of advice a friend has about £2K to invest cash plus £50 a month, looking to help with university cost in 4 to 5 years thinking about the 5 year virgin, or a isa but I am sure you can do much better . Any advice very much appreciated, Thank you in advance. and all will be thanked
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ICICI ID checks
Hi there, this is my first post here so be patient if I make a mistake! I tried to sign up with ICICI as Martin had recommended it and ING have cut their rate only to receive an email telling me they needed a photocopy of some ID signed by my bank or by a solicitor! What?? I opened my smile bank and my ING account without…
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Instant access savings account £180,000
Due to sale of property my gran requires a savings account for £180,000. I have had a good look on this site and the best two suitable ones seems to be: 1. Cahoot http://www.cahoot.com/rates_fees/rates_fees.html#savings_account 2. Bradford and bingley…
