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Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List!

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  • ForumUser7
    ForumUser7 Posts: 2,458 Forumite
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    Band7 said:
    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    Cambridge BS, YBS, Coventry BS, Monmouthshire BS, Principality BS - -  more or less every BS. Also local ones with Post Code restrictions, should you be lucky enough to live in their areas.
    Possibly Skipton too - they had an existing member RS in 2021 I think - but you only had to be a member since a week or so before it was released
    If you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.

    N.B. (Amended from Forum Rules): You must investigate, and check several times, before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my content, as nothing I post is advice, rather it is personal opinion and is solely for discussion purposes. I research before my posts, and I never intend to share anything that is misleading, misinforming, or out of date, but don't rely on everything you read. Some of the information changes quickly, is my own opinion or may be incorrect. Verify anything you read before acting on it to protect yourself because you are responsible for any action you consequently make... DYOR, YMMV etc.
  • Band7 said:
    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    Cambridge BS, YBS, Coventry BS, Monmouthshire BS, Principality BS - -  more or less every BS. Also local ones with Post Code restrictions, should you be lucky enough to live in their areas.
    Possibly Skipton too - they had an existing member RS in 2021 I think - but you only had to be a member since a week or so before it was released
    And Newbury, Leek and Bath. 
  • Bridlington1
    Bridlington1 Posts: 3,743 Forumite
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    Band7 said:
    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    Cambridge BS, YBS, Coventry BS, Monmouthshire BS, Principality BS - -  more or less every BS. Also local ones with Post Code restrictions, should you be lucky enough to live in their areas.
    Possibly Skipton too - they had an existing member RS in 2021 I think - but you only had to be a member since a week or so before it was released
    And Newbury, Leek and Bath. 
    Darlington BS, Market Harborough BS, Mansfield BS. I would open pretty much any EA account with a minimum balance of £1 that pays a decentish rate of interest, paying particular attention to ones that track the BOE base rate just in case the rate shoots up after it's been withdrawn. Also accounts that let you pay in by DD are good ones to get hold of.

    It may be worth opening an account with your local credit union just in case.
  • ForumUser7
    ForumUser7 Posts: 2,458 Forumite
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    Band7 said:
    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    Cambridge BS, YBS, Coventry BS, Monmouthshire BS, Principality BS - -  more or less every BS. Also local ones with Post Code restrictions, should you be lucky enough to live in their areas.
    Possibly Skipton too - they had an existing member RS in 2021 I think - but you only had to be a member since a week or so before it was released
    And Newbury, Leek and Bath. 
    And Darlington (sometimes have EMAs), ESBS (sometimes put on postcode/EM restriction), Mansfield BS (some accounts have postcode/EM restrictions)
    If you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.

    N.B. (Amended from Forum Rules): You must investigate, and check several times, before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my content, as nothing I post is advice, rather it is personal opinion and is solely for discussion purposes. I research before my posts, and I never intend to share anything that is misleading, misinforming, or out of date, but don't rely on everything you read. Some of the information changes quickly, is my own opinion or may be incorrect. Verify anything you read before acting on it to protect yourself because you are responsible for any action you consequently make... DYOR, YMMV etc.
  • Yorkshire_Pud
    Yorkshire_Pud Posts: 1,966 Forumite
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    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    Royston Vasey BS but you have to be VERY local 😊 
  • OceanSound
    OceanSound Posts: 1,482 Forumite
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    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    Royston Vasey BS but you have to be VERY local 😊 
    😂 It's a local BS for local people. 

    Anyone who's seen the league of gentlemen would be aware of this. 😆
  • LZC
    LZC Posts: 38 Forumite
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    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    You don’t need to be an existing member of Saffron to be eligible for their Small Saver RS (4.65%, £50 a month), only for their 12 month members Regular Saver (4.35% but can put in £500 a month). 
  • adindas
    adindas Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    LZC said:
    Speaking of Saffron, I've recently opened an easy access account with them so that in a year I'll be eligible for the regular saver. 

    Can anyone think of any other places I should be opening an account now, to be eligible for similar perks in the future?

    Thanks!
    You don’t need to be an existing member of Saffron to be eligible for their Small Saver RS (4.65%, £50 a month), only for their 12 month members Regular Saver (4.35% but can put in £500 a month). 
    For existing member. Does anyone manage to get both of them ? I remember in the past I managed to get both of them. But also in one occasion they open it first but later close the new one.

  • Rich2808
    Rich2808 Posts: 1,385 Forumite
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    I noticed the new Saffron members regular saver is a variable rate. The previous equivalent was a fixed rate - at 3 per cent I believe.

    So the 4.35 per cent rate could do up or down!
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