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Feedback re: Nationwide BS, Yorkshire BS and Chelsea BS
Has anyone found any of the above Building Societies to be particularly good (for savings accounts) ? From what I can see Nationwide, Yorkshire and the Chelsea seem three of the better players. Any thoughts (good or bad) re: any of them would be appreciated.
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Halifax free interest loophole
Hi, Meant to post this a while back but forgot, so might have changed slightly. Had all my savings with halifax and when I got my interest through I was shocked at the drop in interest from the previous year. Decided to setup another web saver account to pay off my mortgage early :D and was surprised to see that my new web…
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Small share holder in Northern Rock
Hi all, newbie here. I am, like countless others, a small shareholder in NorthernRock (500 Shares). Since the nationalisation, I have heard nothing. Do I take it I have lost everything?:cry: Cheers, Archy.
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70K to invest
Ive been advised to put 41K into F&C Multi Manager Distribution Fund. 7K into Fidelity Special Situations and 7K into JP Mogan Natural Resources plus my hubby and myself to invest the £7200 each into this years ISA. I plan to leave it for 10 years. Each year money will be taken from these investments and put into the ISA…
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Which comparison website
Which comparison website do you use. Some don't seem to update on a regular basis. Which ones are the most uptodate. Thank you.
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Nationwide bonds - 28days to get money back after it matures
I had a letter from Nationwide early May to say my £40k bond matures on 1st June 2008. My options were: - to reinvest it in another bond or - put it in my Nationwide Flex account so I could put it in a Nationwide e-bond that paid a higher rate Its now 4th June and my money is still not in my nationwide Flex account.…
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barclays regular saver.
dear people. i was going to make the first payment to barclays on the 23rd of june, then change it to the 1st of every month after, does this sound good? thanks in advance.
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best place for my money
hiya, i have a bit of a complicated set up so bear with me :p basically i'm a student who has finally managed to convince the slc that they messed up my assessment in the past and i've just been granted a lump sum payment from them of £2000 (obviously more loan!!) that i wasn't expecting. i'm finding it hard to work out…
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Icici Or Kaupthing ?
Am looking for an additional savings account. Any opinions about customer service, ease of online access etc for these two? Thanks. Already got ICESAVE and Coventry BS.
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Where to get best return over 18 months?
Hello I want to invest £140000 and wondered is it simply a case of picking the highest rate? I need the money in 18 month. Already fully fund ISAs. I'm concerned to obtain the best overall return, so am I correct in thinking I need an institution that credits interest every month rather than once per year? Following on…
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Need Some Help & Advice Please!
In A Few Weeks Time We Should Have About £20 000 To Invest & Was Wondering What To Invest It In ?isa S Etc We Want Some Of The Money So We Can Have Access To Some Off But We Are Also Wanting To Invest Some That We Cant Touch For About 5-10 Years But If We Need To Get To It We Can -say Within A Few Months Or So?? This Make…
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ICICI Hisave account - have you received your tax certificate yet?
I am still awaiting mine for the year to 5th April 2008, seems to be taking forever. Has anyone got theirs yet? Thanks
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Instant access a/cs.
Can anyone suggest an instant access a/c, that I can open WITHOUT a cheque book, (I've only got a basic a/c), and which pays a decent rate of interest? It's for a few grand, which will be used for home improvements, and a new business; I've got a few high interest savings a/cs, and an ISA, but don't want to put the money…
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Investing for a child
Looking to invest £1000 on behalf of a 1year old. Term: 17 years Looking for high risk - high reward options. All suggestions much appreciated.
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Confusion over the YBS 6.5% 2 Yr Bond
Just in case anyone else is in the same situation as me, I thought I'd post this. I opened a 2 year bond on 21 May with a small sum. I wanted to put a further £70k into it as soon as I received funds from another bond which matured on 31 May. I received the funds today, but when I went to the local Agency for YBS I was…
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savings help if ya can
hey guys i wanna start saving i would really love one of those big whiskey bottles if anyone would like to give me one or suggest a place i could get one please post here or pm me im in the wolverhampton/telford area thanks in advance:beer:
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Can you close a fixed bond account?
My sister opend a fixed bond account and now wants to close the account because she now needs the money in it but the building society won't let her have it,does anybody know a way around it? Thanx
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What to do with £100,000????
Hello All, I have recently sold my house for £100,000 and now thinking about either investing or saving. If I do save where would be the best place to do this? and is it worth placing the whole amount or some in other accounts? Is it also worth getting advice from an IFA? thank you in advance for your replies...
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Savings account for a Newborn
Hi there, I'm in need of advice. I've got £5k I want to put into a savings account for a newborn and I want the money to remain untouchable until she's 25. What's the best way of going about this, what gives good returns and what's the tax issues (if any)?
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Account Advice
The wife is looking for a savings account to pay in lottery winnings from work. When I say winnings I don't mean thousands or millions just the odd £10..... They have to have some sort of account that allows at least two people to withdraw the cash and they work in a small town that has the following banks: HSBC Lloyd's…
