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Accounts for Children

Loobeylou
Loobeylou Posts: 901 Forumite
edited 20 September 2010 at 8:39AM in Savings & investments
We have two grandchildren aged 10 and 12. They each have a Halifax account which is now paying pits interest.

I do know that if we open a new Halifax account for each of them we can save a regular amount for twelve months at a much better rate of interest.

However, what to do with the bulk of their money that we have already saved, whch totals about eight thousand pounds. Are there any accounts/bonds out there which will pay a half way decent rate of interest?

Even though we wish to reinvest this money, we are wary about tying the money up for several years as we are then stuck if the interest rate rises.

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