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Sold house - Making money work for me

We have just sold our house and know that it will be at least 4 months before we are able to start looking for our next property.

We are currently staying with family so have no rent to pay and the ability to save on top of the current collateral we have. We would love to make the most of the money that we have left from the sale but will obviously need access to it soon.

We know with the state of the market interest is very low at banks at the moment. Can anyone help with any information of the best way of making this money work for me while sitting there?

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  • Linton
    Linton Posts: 18,293 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Hung up my suit!
    If you want to be able to access your money in 4 months the only safe place is a savings account. Anything with potential higher returns will involve a significant risk that you end up with less than you started.
  • talexuser
    talexuser Posts: 3,539 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Click savings the top for the latest list of instant access accounts with best rates and put 85k in different ones for safety.
  • atush
    atush Posts: 18,731 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    If you are married, you can put 170K into acct joint acct opened. Fill your cash ISAs to keep some of it free from tax.
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