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alliance liecster a hsbc regular savers.
hi ya on this two regular saver accounts you just need to open a current account with them and pay in a lump sum each month, you dont need to pay in your salary. am i right? thanks in advance.
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Using savings to buy a house?
What are your views on this? Let me set the scene...You aren't on brilliant wages (so you arent planning on living in the house yet just getting on the ladder), you can afford to get a mortgage for around 65K, If you had 50k saved, and wanted to buy a small house of around 75k.... would you: A. use all your 50k on the…
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Is ICESAVE worth it?
ON YOUR KEYBOARDS......ALL VOTE.....NOW! :rotfl:
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Icesave Nightmare
:mad: It takes them ages to set up your account, further delays while you post them your nominated account direct debit form, processing time while it gets there and NOW I find that I have to wait EIGHT DAYS :eek: :eek: :eek: after a nominated account - my current account - is set up before I can transfer money from it to…
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ICICI HiSave.....Nightmare!!!!!!
Anyone else having problems logging on? I sent for a new password and have tried tonight to log in....it's says it is invalid. I am a bit fed up not being able to look at my money!!!
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Saving for Chidrens University
i would like to save and give my two girls 13 and 11 the option of going to uni in just over 4 and 6 years.I have worked out i need to save £150 per month.. Any suggestions re:tax,savings,Isas savings accounts would be most appreciated.. Probably a medium to low risk investment would be most appropriate and we would not be…
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Inflation is up again!! Keeping up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6171617.stm these are a good idea if you don`t want erosion of capital and if you are a higher rate tax payer http://www.nsandi.com/products/ilsc/index.jsp
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best account for £90000
Could anyone advise me on the best account to put £90000 for up to six months as we have sold our house and moved into rented while we look for another house to buy. looking for interest to be paid monthly, we have internet access. Many thanks for your replies. Phil.
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BARCLAYS being bought out?
hi guys, anyone have any info on this, what MIGHT it mean for existing barclays customers IF it happens, if anything at all?
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Halifax Sharebuilder probs.......
I know that they have had some probs recently with there computer system but has anyone else noticed that if you do a real time online quote (selling) for less than £250 it is saying £11.95 commision? surely this should be a £5'er? I would ring and complain but i am at work with none of my pin etc and I dont fancy queing…
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Barclays Shares
Some of you will have heard the speculation that Barclays Bank maybe bought by the Bank of America which caused Barclays share last Friday to increase very nicely. http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?ei=utf-8&d=v1&s=BARC.L I was surprised to see the Chairman off loaded a few,but if you hold them would you be tempted to off load…
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Alliance & Leicester Do i go ahead or wait?
A & L were offering £50 for both you and a friend if you recommend they open a savings account. I have opened an account and a friend is about to open one via my recommendation but it has now gone down to £25 each. :mad: Should we risk it and wait and see if it goes back up to £50 or go ahead now? :confused: :confused:…
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Regular Savings or DirectSavers?
Hello Everyone! I have discovered this site a couple of weeks ago and I think it such an amazing site! I was wondering if you could help me out with a dilemma and also to check to make sure my working outs are correct (that I am doing the best thing). What it is... I got £10k in savings which I will put into the Alliance…
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ICESAVE Direct Debit
I have got a ICESAVE account and would like to change the direct debit details. I have access my account online but there is no option to change DD details. How can I change it? Thanks M
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Nationwide offer to switch account - possible drawback
This isn't an ISA point specifically: I have received an offer from Nationwide to transfer from my Members ISA bond into a Fixed Rate ISA bond. As it happens I dont' want to do it BUT IN THE SMALL PRINT it seems that by opening a 'new' account (ie after 2nd Nov 1997) I will be automatically giving away my rights to any…
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What best do do with small savings?
Hello All, I've been reading up on savings and looked at various accounts. I just wondered if anyone sees anything wrong with this: I've got 3k in an ISA (Britannia - 4.90%) I've got 6.5k in a Britannia First Saver (runs out when i am 23 - currently 22). This is 4.95gross, 3.96net - and i'm a basic rate tax payer now i am…
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Britannia withdrawing 7.5% RS Account
Called Britannia today about opening one of these, wanted to make an appointment for Saturday, but was told they'll be withdrawn from Friday 15/12/06. I made an appt for Thursday as the guy I spoke to said he'd be able to do it then without a problem... Just a heads up in case anyone else wanted to open one of these...
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Compound/APR Rates Conversion
Hello all - I'm after some advice regarding ~2k I have in a NS&I Children's Bonus Bond. Apologies if this is covered somewhere else on the site - I'm slightly confused by the terminology. I'm currently earning "3.65% pa compound interest" on the amount until it matures a year from now (and earns me a bonus of...£32!). I've…
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TSB Save the change - free money
Lloyds TSB are starting a new way to help savers whereby they round up anything you spend to the nearest pound and put that money into a savings account http://www.lloydstsb.com/savethechange.asp?link=service_message Its not starting to Feb next year but if you register, during Feb and Mar they will match anything you save…
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Dollar at a high!? How do I take advantage?
Right been playing with investments Amazon I did quite well on. I want to learn more and have bought as Martin suggests that book on it - getting through it. s l o w l y As the dollar is at a high how could someone take advanatge to make aa profit?? Buying american shares Buying Dollars sell once dollar goes down?? is this…
