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Cash ISAs: The Best Currently Available List
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Nationwide seem have reduced their rates again on their cash isa range after having only reduced them on 1 December - bar their help to buy isa. For new applicants the flexclusive isa rate has dropped to 1.3% (from 1.5% - it was 1.6% until 1 December), instant access saver is now only 1.1% and their one year fixed rate is only 1.2%
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/products/isas/isas#tab:CashISArange
Clearly they don't expect an interest rate rise any time soon.0 -
It's certainly looking as though this year's ISA "season" is going to be another damp squib.
With the introduction of the £1,000/£500 tax-exemption on savings interest from 6 April, it's looking as though ISAs are going to be attractive only for the well off.
Warning: In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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Personally, I'm looking forward to the innovative finance ISA to shelter some of my P2P investments. With rates of 9-13%, it doesn't take a huge amount to use up the savings allowance.Consumerist wrote: »It's certainly looking as though this year's ISA "season" is going to be another damp squib.
With the introduction of the £1,000/£500 tax-exemption on savings interest from 6 April, it's looking as though ISAs are going to be attractive only for the well off.0 -
Consumerist wrote: »It's certainly looking as though this year's ISA "season" is going to be another damp squib.
With the introduction of the £1,000/£500 tax-exemption on savings interest from 6 April, it's looking as though ISAs are going to be attractive only for the well off.
S&S ISAs are still great option for almost everyone. Cash ISAs like you say for wealthy people or lazy people but how much cash do you really need? Beyond a certain amount it would seem more sensible to balance it with investments anyway.
When the average savings in the UK are £2000 or under and this amount gets 5% outside an ISA it does rather make them pointless for the majority of people.Consumerist wrote: »With the introduction of the £1,000/£500 tax-exemption on savings interest from 6 April, it's looking as though ISAs are going to be attractive only for the well off.Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0 -
Just received notification of my maturing Post Office 2yr Fixed Rate ISA. This had been earning 2.25% but the rates are now:
1 Year Term - 1.40%
2 Year Term - 1.55%
3 Year Term - 1.75%
I note that these rates are substantially lower than those stated on the first page of this thread, so can I believe any of the figures there? [Edit] Many of the rates shown have been superseded by lower ones.
Either way, £45,000+ is going to be earning a pittance. I might as well splurge it on something frivolous!0 -
Virgin has raised it easy access ISA to 1.51% and allows transfers (only 3 withdrawals per year to get this rate)0
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Fingers crossed that a couple of institutions are looking at some decent rates for Regular Saver ISAs for those of us in the 'multiple C/A full' position and also concerned some of those C/As we have got may be pulled during the 2016/17 year.
The Saffron one I had has served me great at 3.5% and was pretty flexible.
Certainly not for everyone but I hope Saffron and Notts B.S. are considering them again.0 -
Leeds 2 Year Fixed Rate now 1.7% issue 75. (Issue 74 was 1.85%)0
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United Bank UK - Fixed Rates have all been reduced
Fixed Rate Cash ISAAER 1 Year1.27% 2 Year 1.37% 3 Year1.72% 5 Year2.33%
http://www.ubluk.com/pages/index/fixed_rate_cash_isa_nisa0 -
veryintrigued wrote: »Fingers crossed that a couple of institutions are looking at some decent rates for Regular Saver ISAs for those of us in the 'multiple C/A full' position and also concerned some of those C/As we have got may be pulled during the 2016/17 year.
The Saffron one I had has served me great at 3.5% and was pretty flexible.
Certainly not for everyone but I hope Saffron and Notts B.S. are considering them again.
I was a bit annoyed I missed the Saffron one - it was only available for two weeks (or less)?0
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