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Cahoot Sunny Day Saver/Simple Saver/Fixed Rate Bonds - Upgrade Available
When I logged into Cahoot the other day, I noticed an upgrade link on my accounts page which I've not seen before. My Sunny Day Saver (interest rate 4.75%) was due to end on the 31st and I was able to upgrade to the latest issue which is 5% so it's possible it's not there all the time, maybe just when an account…
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Regular savings
Hi. I am looking for an account where my wife can pay in her state pension (£921)every month and not withdraw for at least 1 year. Everything I've looked at so far the max is £300 per month for the best rate. Any help would be appreciated thank you
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Second property rules
Can I let my second property rent free to my adult son rent free as did not tell child and working tax about my second property purchase when I bought it 5 years ago
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NS&I: Premium Bonds - older than 1990s
Hello there I am the fortunate owner of £5 of Premium Bonds acquired within a year of my birthday circa 50 years ago! Woo hoo! I hear you cry: a whole £5. Well, yes, if adjusted for subsequent inflation (which painfully it is not) it would have been worth £33.89 in July 2025 according to the Bank of England's inflation…
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Investment advice needed due to sudden disability
Due to sudden and debilitating chronic illness, I won't be able to work in the foreseeable future. I am hoping that I will recover within the next decade, but this is uncertain. I have 200k GBP in savings, which should allow me to focus on my recovery and not having to worry about my existence from a financial standpoint.…
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Charles Stanley Direct
Thinking of taking advantage of the Charles Stanley Direct Cashback offer and transferring my SIPP from Interactive investor across to them. SIPP is c100k. Has anyone used them and are they safe and an ok provider to use? Fees are higher that II but the cashback offsets that for 12 months, even allowing for the transfer…
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Complete financial novice
Hoping someone can help me. For years I have been really good at saving, for the same period of time I have completely ignored any sort of financial admin and this has resulted in me getting into a mess with savings/investments all over the place and no idea what to do. The time has come i really need to sort things out as…
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Saving stategy/psychology
I was wondering whether people have specific savings pots for a new car, holiday etc ? I've never done that personally - i've always just saved money in one savings account and then drawn money out when I've needed it for things like that. But I was wondering if it would be a good idea to have different pots. For example,…
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Kent Reliance Problems
Opened a new savings account with this business at the weekend and have had nothing but problems with it so closed today. Initial setup process was problematical with continued outages of their system. When finally opened and I tried to transfer money in post the CAP period Kent Reliance kept returning no account held to…
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NS&I - Guaranteed Growth Bonds - Minimum, not a Maximum Rate?
I've just received my Guaranteed Growth Bonds maturity letter from NS&I and reviewing the renewal option, they state the following: On its maturity date your Guaranteed Growth Bond will automatically start a new 1-year term at the new rate of 4.18% gross/AER, unless you choose one of the other options. Even if the rates on…
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Fixed Isa or Fixed savings?
Hi I am still in need of advice, I now have about £17,000 to invest and was thinking of putting this in an isa, but whilst deciding on which Isa, it seems interest rates just don't look really great at the moment, I found out though I am a basic tax payer, who knew, certainly not me!!, but looking at the Gov.uk website I…
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how much to leave in an account, just in case in the future they have deals for customers
I have £1000 in Skipton, as someone said they might be due to have an interesting account for customers in the near future. But I'd rather leave less! Would £100 serve as a placeholder? £50?
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Clarification on how HMRC adjust tax code for interest on savings for previous year
From what I've read my understanding is that HMRC use the previous year's interest on savings to estimate a figure for the current year and adjust the tax code accordingly. My question is how this works in the first year of going above the £1000 limit. My situation (rough figures for illustration only) is that I will be…
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Nationwide Flex current account maximum daily transfer allowance?
Does Nationwide Flex current account all have different maximum daily transfer allowance? As I have managed to transfer one amount from one of my Flex account to two different external banks before I hit my daily allowance.Today, I have tried with my second Flex current account with a lower amount and it says I have…
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Trading 212 cash savings in S&S ISA
I have money in both Cash ISA and S&S ISA with Trading 212. I have noticed that I have a cash balance of around £50 from dividends in the S&S ISA which is getting 4.1% interest, better than the 3.85% which the Cash ISA is paying. I have already transferred money from Cash to S&S and invested, but can I transfer to S&S from…
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Santander Edge Saver Renewal
My Edge Saver is approaching its 12 month 'maturity' so I asked Santander if I could close it and open a new Edge Saver to retain the initial 12 month bonus rate. They confirmed that this is possible. This seems a little odd, as I had assumed the bonus would only apply to new customers.
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Tax-efficient savings: Premium bonds vs gilts
I am conscious this is a bit of an apples-and-oranges question and probably involves some incommensurable value calls, but would still be interested in views - and to see if there's anything I'm missing here. So I'm a higher rate taxpayer, and will certainly blow through the £500 PSA for savings this year. I've maxed out…
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Maximum deposit to put in a bank account which will not exceed the £85K
What would be the maximum deposit to put in a bank account which will not exceed the £85K FSCS protection. I was wondering of using Principality BS as an example, their Online Bonus Triple Access (Issue 7) 4.55% (variable) interest pays on 1 January with 3 free access / year. Transfer £85K in there and on 2/1/26 move out…
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Derivatives and other complexities in Man GLG Dynamic Income
It took me a few years to get a basic understanding of bonds
– stuff about duration only really sunk in after interest rates rose in 2022 (though
by luck not judgement I mostly held short duration). The only actively managed
bond fund I hold is Man GLG Sterling Corporate Bond which has performed well since
its launch in…
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Dividend Income
A quick, and probably, straight forwards query. For the first time we are going to invest in to a GIA and I'm trying to get my head around whether the income will be interest or dividends. A Money Market fund will be interest, I get that, but what about Bond Funds? Is the income form those classed as interest or dividends?…
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