The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Bobblehat

Bucks …

Another "no problem" application this afternoon for a new customer. Desktop PC running Win10, MS Edge, easy filling in of all details and chose typed signature … 10 mins max, all done. Two emails within seconds of completion and able to log in …. naturally not showing the account yet but one email does say there will be a follow up email with paying in details to follow … so probably very similar to Teachers BS, where the account shows automatically after they receive your initial payment. Happy days!

allegro120

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82041021#Comment_82041021

It's £250. £350 was Furness.

Joseph1215

They sent me a text with the url for the account and went through at the second attempt. Emails followed, so all set up by 4pm. Signature was just typed. Phew!

GetRichOrDieSaving

just checked at 17:05 and regular savers for Buckingham are “currently unavailable”.

jaypers

So after successfully opening the Bucks account (still waiting for it to appear though), decided to have a bit of a Skipton clear out.

Had a RS paying 5.25% with max £2400 balance due to mature in 30 days. Opened their new EA (4.25%) to keep membership rights and closed the RS. Balance and interest accrued immediately credited to new EA.

Opened Member RS paying 5.75% and transferred £250 from EA. All easy and was impressed with Skipton here.

Kim_13

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82041021#Comment_82041021

It's £250, the recent Furness Summer RS was £350 which may be where that figure has come from.

Just activated my online account, I omitted the 0 from my numbers. Unsure what would happen if one included it after the +44 that is prefilled.

friolento

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82041029#Comment_82041029

How do you make an initial payment? I have not received any deposit information yet. Didn't really expect it yet, as they stated they'd take a couple of days to get back

mhoc

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82041047#Comment_82041047

Thanks for this - I've been pondering what to do about my own Skipton regular but looking at my google charts I realised that OH also has a Skipton regular saver only earning 5.25% and not due to mature until January. I will follow your lead and open an EA for him although his ISA ias also with Skipton. Then close the ongoing reg saver and open the new version. This method also has the added benefit that the Skipton proceeds will go to feed the general savings pot for the July SOs which are still a bit short.

My own Skipton does not mature until November and I've been thinking about this for a few weeks. November 2026 has Furness maturing plus a Cahoot and also my Nationwide bond so funds are not lacking. If I closed the ongoing Skipton and opened a new Skipton maturing June 2027 that would fill that gap of no accounts maturing next summer.

BestSeagull

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82041084#Comment_82041084

I was told that once the application has been made, they check it manually to make sure they are happy with it then send the details and instructions for funding by email.

They are open tomorrow morning so you may get it then, if not it'll be next week presumably.

Hal17

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82041047#Comment_82041047

I wished I had seen your message before I closed my Regular Saver. I did not open an Easy Access account and just assumed I could open the Member RS Iss 6 once the old RS was closed. But the computer says NO!

I assumed as I still had a log-in, I was a member. Have sent a message to see what they can do. Not hopeful.