Ex-ICEsavers - where now?

w216uhk

I'm going to keep mine in the current a/c for the short term. Then I'm thinking NS&I only problem is I have to work out the tax deduction (income bonds have instant access as well) not the best interest but secure for now.

AbbieCadabra

my 'instant' savings from Icesave, when they appear, are going in my Smile savings a/c & the majority will be used to pay up to £10k off our mortgage.

seems the better option with low savings interest rates at the moment - plus i'm completely fed up of trying to find somewhere 'safe'! when you start really looking into it & finding out who owns who & what their risk rate is, even the under the mattress concept started looking a good bet!!

randomnut

My icesave cash isn't going into another bank. When I get it back, i'm buying a car now i've finally passed the test.

LGG_2

not sure where to put it im looking for a guarented rate. nothing worse than opening an account and within a month or so its dropped to a crappy amount of intrest. anyone know of any accounts with a guarented (sp?) rate. want to keep in a uk bank aswell. also have an ISA. but the whole natwest thing of having to open up a current account is abit of a turn off also i dont want to invest with them if they are still conencted to huntingdon sciences

Hook_line_and...

how bout good ol yorkshire b.s., could be worse!

CCFC_80

Mine are going straight under the mattress !

gelato_cat

I'll be needing the money for a house deposit early next year, so if Halifax is still offering 7% fixed for three months I'll be putting it in one of them.

Suze

bjorn_again

On the issue of supporting home-based institutions in an effort to stabilise things here, did'nt the Bradford BS have to merge with the Yorks recently, as a consequence of losing a lot of money in Icesave?

bjorn_again

Sorry, for Bradford read Barnsley.

blondieleopard

I had money in icesave / kaupthing / icici.....3 x.£35k...
have bought icici home and into B&B...I know icici got a bit shaky and then seemed ok...?? but trust nothing off shore now....not cos more risky...but cos probably more difficult if comp scheme ever needed...

am presently transfering K/E money to.. egg...6.5%...really like egg website...clear / lucid..easy to understand....

am looking into tesco at 6.5% ( including bonus for yr )

also nat west is offering esaver for 6.5 ( including 1 yr bonus)...that would be good for ppl who are transfering isa over...get 7%+ ... if over £27 k isa...but as mentioned previously..have to get e acct....I did..took about 2/3 wk..and now up and running...and took 2 pins to activate on line acct..but now ok...but.. ..not a great web site...

just feel now after this iceland debacle....that prefer money close and UK...

made me think also about ulilities...I have swapped before....but now have gone over to Southern Elec / Scottish power ( only UK provider all the others are french / german etc....
what is happening to me ???)

hope we all get pour money in Nov..good on fscs if they do it....also feel ppl having a go at alistair ( not here ) about that phone call transcript are out of order...
think his extrapolations were spot on...