Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List!

karlie88

Looks good - send off application form with cheque. No need to send ID via post initially as they'll do an electronic check - if that fails then you're required to send it through. Is that correct?

EachPenny

schiff wrote: »

Not clear if the monthly deposits can be varied, fairly important if you are committed to £500 max per month!

At 2.5% I'd top up this one with the max each month and leave some of the lesser paying ones a bit thin... assuming you have multiple regular savers on the go at the same time.

You are right though, the "how do I pay money in" section isn't the clearest I've seen!

karlie88 wrote: »

No need to send ID via post initially as they'll do an electronic check - if that fails then you're required to send it through. Is that correct?

That's what I understood, but again, it isn't the clearest of instructions, I had to go looking for the info.

MarkFromCornwall

A curious feature of this Society is that before applying you need to check with all your relatives to find out if any of them is a customer! (look at the application form and you'll see what I mean).

EachPenny

MarkFromCornwall wrote: »

A curious feature of this Society...

The 'Public Trust' question was the one which got me thinking... what does "closely connected" actually mean? I voted for a politician once, does that count

Steve_xx

Interesting. I wonder if a Chorley member can have both the higher and lower rated account?

colsten

JamesRobinson48 wrote: »

The new RS offering from Chorley BS looks worth a look: 2.50% p.a. variable; 12 months term; max £500 per month; branch or post; open to UK residents; this BS seems to have online 'read only' functionality. Plus a distinct 2.75% issue for existing members of long standing. Does anyone see a catch?

I don't like the way they describe the FSCS protection as it is utterly unclear to me whether these accounts are or are not covered by the FSCS.

Your savings in this product may be covered, subject to eligibility

The application form is for a Share account. The T&Cs don't describe what a Share account is. At the bottom, there's "staff only" tick box which determines whether the account is eligible for FSCS or not.

Has anyone yet fully investigated this? Are the accounts FSCS protected, yes/no?

MarkFromCornwall

I think that's just to cover the possibility that a saver might have other accounts with the Chorley and that their total savings could then be over the £85000 limit so that the excess would not be covered by the scheme.

mgarl10024

Am I reading it correctly that there are no free electronic withdrawals at maturity? As I'm nowhere near a branch, would I have to request a cheque? Seems a little faffy?
edit: Or CHAPS, subject to a £25 fee.

lucky77

I have just spoken to a lady at Chorley BS. She advised me that a Chorley member can only open one of the regular saver accounts , not both.
Also the monthly deposits can be varied each month up to a maximum of £500 so you are not committed to paying the same amount every month. You can also make more than one deposit per month as long as the total deposits amount to no more than £500.

karlie88

colsten wrote: »

I don't like the way they describe the FSCS protection as it is utterly unclear to me whether these accounts are or are not covered by the FSCS.

The application form is for a Share account. The T&Cs don't describe what a Share account is. At the bottom, there's "staff only" tick box which determines whether the account is eligible for FSCS or not.

Has anyone yet fully investigated this? Are the accounts FSCS protected, yes/no?

The fact that it's a standard regular saver and that they're registered on here, surely means the account is protected under the FSCS? No?