Best way to transfer money out of Sandander?

guitarman001

Eco_Miser wrote: »

To avoid slippy fingers when entering sort codes and account numbers, first copy/paste those numbers from the relevant online account into a text editor (eg Notepad), then copy/paste from there to the online transfer form, double checking every time, of course.

Personally, in your position, I'd be looking at
Nationwide FlexDirect (£2500 @5%)
TSB Plus (2x£2000 @5%)
Club Lloyds (£5000 @4%)
Santander 123 (£20000 @3%)
before anything paying less than 2%.
Setting up the DDs, and SOs to shuffle money about to meet the conditions is not exactly onerous, and only needs to be done once (for each movement)

Good plan and I have similar accounts.
However many of mine are maturing now and I find I luckily have so much money that this is becoming a REAL pain. I would honestly like to close half my accounts and put all the money in just a select few accounts. Can't risk putting too much on the stock market though the £15k ISA allowance is tempting. EDIT - plus, the interet on these accounts is really bad if you're a higher-rate taxpayer - not worth it!

innovate

If you have spare cash and are a higher rate tax payer, could you consider making extra payments into your pension? This might even bring you back into the basic rate tax band.

guitarman001

I plan to do that... I think...!