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  • Hi, is the £12k saving limit the same in London even if buying a property over £250k?
  • badger09
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    Hi, is the £12k saving limit the same in London even if buying a property over £250k?

    There is no £12k savings limit. BUT the government will pay a maximum bonus of £3k.
  • Okay. This is what I am thinking of doing. Can you please advise me if its right.
    I plan to transfer £4k from my £12k HTB ISA either into a S&S LISA or a cash LISA. I'll keep adding £200 into my HTB ISA and just use it as a saving vehicle as the rate is pretty good then next tax year transfer another £4k across into my LISA and the same the following year.  Then I plan to put £20k into a S&S ISA each tax year starting now.
  • eskbanker
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    Okay. This is what I am thinking of doing. Can you please advise me if its right.
    I plan to transfer £4k from my £12k HTB ISA either into a S&S LISA or a cash LISA. I'll keep adding £200 into my HTB ISA and just use it as a saving vehicle as the rate is pretty good then next tax year transfer another £4k across into my LISA and the same the following year.  Then I plan to put £20k into a S&S ISA each tax year starting now.
    Nobody can say if it's 'right' but it's certainly possible and legitimate.  What are you hoping to achieve, in terms of if/when you'll be looking to get onto the property ladder and when you're likely to need each of your pots of money?  In general, stick to cash-based products for anything needed within the next five years....
  • margaretx9
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    stehouk said:
    Santander are reducing the htb isa (issue 1) rate down from 4% to 2.75% effective from 22nd may 2020..... gutted as mine was 4.25%.
    Nationwide - that caring sharing mutual that works for its members! - is reducing its HTB isa rate to only 1% next month from the current 2.5%.
    So look on the upsides!
  • eddie7612
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    badger09 said:
    Hi, is the £12k saving limit the same in London even if buying a property over £250k?

    There is no £12k savings limit. BUT the government will pay a maximum bonus of £3k.

    The bonus is still max £3k but you can claim it when buying a property worth up to £400k in London.
  • Alexland
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    eddie7612 said:
    The bonus is still max £3k but you can claim it when buying a property worth up to £400k in London.
    £450k in London
    https://www.helptobuy.gov.uk/help-to-buy-isa/who-is-eligible/

  • My son has £6.600 in a junior ISA which has now matured, can he transfer his directly into his help to by ISA ??
  • eskbanker
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    My son has £6.600 in a junior ISA which has now matured, can he transfer his directly into his help to by ISA ??
    No, it isn't possible to transfer substantial lump sums into a HTB ISA, he's constrained by its £200 monthly contribution limit....
  • Alexland
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    Also worth mentioning that the Junior ISA will have matured into an adult ISA now and he can only contribute into one Cash ISA each tax year.
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