Keeping premium bond certificates

Primrose

Is there any legal need to go on storing Premium Bond certificates as legal proof of ownership? I have hundreds of them blocking up a filing cabinet, including lots of £1 certificates issued years ago.

nilrem_2

You don't need certificates now and they don't issue them any more.
All they supply is a statement listing all the bonds you hold, they send a fresh statement every time you buy or sell bonds of if you win a prize and automatically have the prize reinvested.

Perhaps be a good idea to contact them for a statement (if you haven't had one) then if you wish you can dispose of the old certificates knowing that all is well.

colsten

Register for online access and see all your bond numbers there.