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Santander 123 Switch Advice

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  • ses6jwg
    ses6jwg Posts: 5,381 Forumite
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    rogertb wrote: »
    Thank you for that ... good of you ... Roger

    unless you have taxable savings of at least 3000 which are currently earning less than 3% then the 123 is no good to you.
  • Hominu
    Hominu Posts: 1,671 Forumite
    ses6jwg wrote: »
    unless you have taxable savings of at least 3000 which are currently earning less than 3% then the 123 is no good to you.

    I currently have 20K in a Halifax online saver @ 2.8%.

    So this would get me £560 gross pa.
    Santander would get me £600 gross pa (most likely less as 20K is the maximum I believe, so interest would not be compounded).
    Minus the £24 fee (I have no 'compatible' DDs to move) = £576.

    Santanders well known customer service isn't worth £16.

    Of course, if your getting more like 2.2%, then it might be worth it. Hopefully you'll never need to speak with them, and never suffer from fraud (it is a current account after all, not a savings account)
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