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Ulster Savings
Hi, I have opened an account with them as they offer 4.5%. I've just gone for a savings account and not a current account. Since then, I've been reading a few horror stories online, such as being unable to close the account, interest not being paid, unable to transfer funds to a non Ulster account. Does Ulster just work…
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Considering opening a Cahoot Simple Saver, quick question
I have a Chase Boosted Easy Access account which is due to mature on 28/10/25. I already have a Cahoot Rainy Day Saver account. My question is, if I apply for a Cahoot Simple Saver, will I have to submit ID again, or will they just allow me to open it when I apply and will I get to fund it straight away or will I have to…
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Do transfers to new ISA’s break the rules if done more than once in a tax year?
I had a maturing ISA in July and transferred the money to a new S&S ISA that I had not previously fed with money. I have another ISA maturing this month. Can I transfer the money in that to another new ISA this year?
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Woodford compensation and No Win No Fee fees
I joined the class action with Harcus Parker for redress from the Woodford catastrophe which to cut a long story short was not heard in court and instead redress was made via FCA. I received the compensation which was a small fraction of what was lost and was very surprised to receive a bill from Harcus Parker for almost…
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Saving for Granddaughters School Fees
I have decided that I would like to help fund the private school fees for my granddaughter when she reaches her 11th birthday. My goal is to reach £120K over the next 6 years. I understand due to the timescales that this should be in savings rather than investments, but saving interest rates are falling. My initial thought…
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Wise to have a second lower risk SIPP with Vanguard in the current climate?
Hi, 51 yo with a Nutmeg SIPP (4/5 risk rating). In order to reduce my higher rate tax bill I am interested in investing more but into a separate lower risk pension pot. With the stock markets looking a bit overheated I am considering opening a second lower risk SIPP with a provider such as Vanguard. I assume I can select a…
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Short Term Cash Deposit
We will have approx £700000 to deposit from the sale of our house. We will be renting after the sale as our new property won't be ready to complete until January at the earliest. Where would be the safest place to deposit this amount that also earns a little bit of interest? We could give around 30 days notice for a…
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The Archived History Of Regular Savers Thread *** NO CHAT***
Welcome to this thread The main purposes of this thread are three-fold: * To provide a list of current and historic regular saver Ts&Cs. * To serve as an archive of when key changes to The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread and the accounts listed on it were made. * To serve as a defacto no-chat regular savers thread to…
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Grand child savings account
Hi. As grandparents we are wanting to open a savings account for him, he is 6months old. Not sure if anyone can help with best ones to look at. This savings would run until they were 18 or 21 years old.
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Notice Accounts
I can't see any dedicated thread for Notice Accounts, so here we go. My question for all knowledgeable people in this forum is whether anyone has any experience with Allica Bank, I currently have a Zopa smart saver account and, so far, can't fault them really, but Allica are offering 2% for 95 days notice compared to…
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Reclaiming US Withholding tax
I've sold some shares via UBS in the USA. Apparently my W-8BEN from was out of date and they have withheld part of the proceeds as tax. I'd like to try to reclaim the money withheld. It isn't a huge amount ($1000) and using a third party company to carry out the work would eat up most of that amount. Therefore I'd like to…
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Melton Building Society - Migrating Computer Systems
Hi everyone Just adding this info for anyone reading the thread now the new system has launched: Pointing out info that may help: 1. Ensure you drop the first 0 from your mobile number 2. For your account number, omit the 3 letters at the beginning and the end of your account number and add a 0 in front. For instance, for…
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Moved: Probate when you only have "savings"
This discussion has been moved.
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income generating fund 4%
Hello, is there an etf fund that can provide a 4% income per year and is mid to low risk currently? Preferably with monthly income.
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Marcus Goldman. What to do?
Hi. I have just opened a 1 year fixed-rate account with the above bank. I intend to pay in £85k. Yesterday i rang Santander, where my current account is, to transfer the money They said their system couldn’t verify the payee details and they advise me not to do the transfer. I tried myself online, just planning to transfer…
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Sporadic saving rate increases
In contrast with the recent trend of a slow drift downwards in savings rates, there are several recent instances which buck the trend. I see Hodge have just increased their easy access rate up to 4.21 after dropping from 4.4 to 4.15 last month. Oak North have just upped the rate on their 95 day tracker from 4.51to 4.54.…
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T35V Gilt
If I buy say £10k of this in my Sipp and hold until maturity, what will I have in October 2035? Is it as simple as £4750 in coupons + the £10k back, ignoring any interest on the saved coupons ?
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Tax on Savings Interest
Hi, I'd like to understand how HMRC charge tax on savings interest, with regard to the example attached. I've read this https://www.gov.uk/apply-tax-free-interest-on-savings and see that low earners can get the starting rate for savers plus the personal savings allowance. The example is for my wife who is earning…
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Top Easy Access acs Ranked: Top of The Pots - **No Chat**
I've had a few suggestions/requests to start a separate 'No Chat' thread, as the ToTP list gets drowned in 'chat' in the 'Top Easy Access discussion' thread. The aim is to maintain an easy-to-find ranked list of the c.Top 10, available to open & manage online, Easy Access accounts, with links. The purpose of this thread is…
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Global ETF vs Global Index Fund/OEIC
Sorry if the title isn't very clear as I'm new to investing. I am looking to invest a sum of money into the global stock market. I have started to watch "Damien Talks Money" on YouTube, and he said that if he was getting into investing again he would start out by putting money into the Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF…