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Close Brothers Savings
SheepLady_2
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MSE said yesterday they were offering 4.85% on a year bond. Close Brothers website said 4.8%. I looked on Trustpilot and something like 90% said dont use them! I decided last night not to invest and thought and still think I've done the right thing because overnight, MSE has removed Close Brothers. Close website now says 4.85%. Trustpilot page to them has been removed and a new one put on with just 2 refs. Does anyone have anything positive to say about them?
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I have used Close Brothers several times over the years for their fixed term bonds and never experienced any problems.
I would not hesitate to use Close Brothers again or recommend them to others.Never let the perfume of the premium overpower the odour of the risk1 -
Why not go with Raisin and Isbank, 1,2,3,4,5 year deals at 5%.
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The Close Brothers 1 year fix at 4.85% is available through Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings for anyone who uses that service. HL also offer a 1 year fix at the same rate from Charter Savings Bank, with a minimum deposit of just £1.1
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I've just opened an account with Close Brothers...1
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I too have used them several times over the years though not recently. Never had any problems.1
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Try finding more than a couple of financial insinuations that have good ratings on Trust Pliot! Why anyone bothers is beyond me when you have genuine experiences of nearly every bank and company either a quick ask or search away on here or similar sites.1
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Happy with CB. Currently have accounts with them and have used for several years with no problems.1
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Glad I waited till after yesterday as rates have gone up again
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Seem to have at least two entries, one at https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.closebrothers.com and another at https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.closesavings.co.uk.SheepLady_2 said:MSE said yesterday they were offering 4.85% on a year bond. Close Brothers website said 4.8%. I looked on Trustpilot and something like 90% said dont use them! I decided last night not to invest and thought and still think I've done the right thing because overnight, MSE has removed Close Brothers. Close website now says 4.85%. Trustpilot page to them has been removed and a new one put on with just 2 refs. Does anyone have anything positive to say about them?
For the first entry, Close Brothers pay for "extra features" and get a score of 4 stars with 75% of five star reviews. The second entry they don't pay for and get a score of 1.9 stars with just 4% of five star reviews and 91% of one star reviews.
Some have described Trustnet as a modern-day protection racket. Make of it what you will.
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