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  • wmb194
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    edited 17 August at 5:26PM
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
  • Bridlington1
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    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
  • trickydicky14
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    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
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  • masonic
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    edited 17 August at 7:46PM
    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
    According to the summary page "You do not need to make a  payment into your account each month", so you could pay in £5,500 and leave it for the rest of the term. You can also take it to £6000 and withdraw the interest as it comes in, but I'm not sure if that's possible online. Or pay in half the monthly limit over the full term.
  • Bridlington1
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    masonic said:
    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
    According to the summary page "You do not need to make a  payment into your account each month", so you could pay in £5,500 and leave it for the rest of the term. You can also take it to £6000 and withdraw the interest as it comes in, but I'm not sure if that's possible online.
    You can make withdrawals by faster payment if you send them a secure message, though they have a minimum withdrawal amount for faster payments (£100 IIRC but don't quote me on that).
  • masonic
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    gt94sss2 said:
    masonic said:
    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
    According to the summary page "You do not need to make a  payment into your account each month", so you could pay in £5,500 and leave it for the rest of the term. You can also take it to £6000 and withdraw the interest as it comes in, but I'm not sure if that's possible online. Or pay in half the monthly limit over the full term.
    There is an option in the Melton online banking site which allows you to select interest is automatically credited to another account (under account services) - including your nominated account.
    If I'd taken the trouble to look through the application form I'd have seen you can ask for interest to be paid away there too. It is an interesting one. Not much to look at right now, but it might become more valuable if it maintains its rate.
  • Bridlington1
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    masonic said:
    gt94sss2 said:
    masonic said:
    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
    According to the summary page "You do not need to make a  payment into your account each month", so you could pay in £5,500 and leave it for the rest of the term. You can also take it to £6000 and withdraw the interest as it comes in, but I'm not sure if that's possible online. Or pay in half the monthly limit over the full term.
    There is an option in the Melton online banking site which allows you to select interest is automatically credited to another account (under account services) - including your nominated account.
    If I'd taken the trouble to look through the application form I'd have seen you can ask for interest to be paid away there too. It is an interesting one. Not much to look at right now, but it might become more valuable if it maintains its rate.
    Additionally it's one of those with no maturity date but unlimited withdrawals. I opened it shortly after it was launched speculatively for this reason.

    Also conveniently the maximum monthly deposit is the same as their RS Issues 4, 6 and the Adcock RS combined so in times I've surplus funds I can top up Issue 5 then ask Melton in advance to do internal transfers to my other 3 accounts.
  • happybagger
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    masonic said:
    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
    According to the summary page "You do not need to make a  payment into your account each month", so you could pay in £5,500 and leave it for the rest of the term. You can also take it to £6000 and withdraw the interest as it comes in, but I'm not sure if that's possible online. Or pay in half the monthly limit over the full term.
    I opened this with the intention of 11 payments of 500 then a 12th of 300. On the anniversary the balance would generate interest a tad under 200, giving a balance of about 6k. Then I will cancel the s/o for the 2nd year.

    Can withdraw anytime if the rate falls.
  • trickydicky14
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    masonic said:
    wmb194 said:
    Hi all; Can anyone direct me to any building societies offering 24 month regualar savers not including Skipton, Hinkley & Rugby, Yorkshire, Penrith and Leeds? 

    Thanks for any help...
    Melton. It might be branch only though.

    "Based on the current rate of interest, if you deposited £500 on the 1st of each calendar month, after 24 months you would have £12,548.19."

    https://www.themelton.co.uk/regular_savings/regular-saver-5/
    It can also be opened by post. Once opened it can be managed online and by post.
    The only problem is once you reach 6K your stuffed as the rate is only 2.5%
    According to the summary page "You do not need to make a  payment into your account each month", so you could pay in £5,500 and leave it for the rest of the term. You can also take it to £6000 and withdraw the interest as it comes in, but I'm not sure if that's possible online. Or pay in half the monthly limit over the full term.
    Yes I understand what you are saying but for me, it takes the shine off when you have a two year account and you have to stop paying into it part way through. But in saying that, it's no different than something like the NatWest digital saver you reach a point when it's no longer viable to continue funding.
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