The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

kaMelo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82044281#Comment_82044281

Exactly the same for me. +44 is pre populated and then entered my mobile no without the zero, 7xxxxxxxxx and have received the text when logging in for the first time.

allegro120

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82043835#Comment_82043835

Bucks

I've sent my deposit this morning and it is now showing, no delay for me, but I guess if the deposit fails to show on the same day it will still be credited on the day it was sent.

It would be good to know what happens with weekend deposits.

DealSeeker11

Santander Regular Saver 8% (incl bonus 5% variable)

£200/month

Withdrawals allowed

Any current account holders

Can’t see the product on the app yet, only online.

https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/savings-and-investments/savings/regular-saver

gt94sss2

Santander Regular Saver 8%

I can see it in the app.

Note: Existing Santander Monthly Saver account holders have to close their accounts, before they can apply for the new 8% one.

clairec666

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82044389#Comment_82044389

Wow. Haven't seen 8% for a while.

For anyone who's interested, maturity is from date of opening rather than date of first deposit… however I wouldn't want to risk missing out on such a great rate so I'm not going to mess around trying to get the "perfect" maturity date.

Also notable is that a "month" is counted from the day of opening, so if you open today then a new month will start on the 23rd of each month (similar to Zopa and First Direct, for example).

Hattie627

Have applied to close existing Santander RS (issue 21 at 5%) via the chatbot. Will take a couple of days to close (based on past experience) before I can open the new one.

Santander don't have a history of pulling their accounts within days, so here's hoping this one will last long enough to enable existing RS holders to open.

The new RS doesn't seem to have an issue number, which seems strange.

Growingold

Santander RS 8%

Opened within minutes and funded. Though I didn't have an existing RS to close first.

Def couldn't pass this one by. Thanks to DeerStalker 11 for sharing. :)

BestSeagull

Santander.

I have to wait for my 5% regular saver to be closed (having requested via chat). I'd prefer to open the new one on the first of the month. What do we think the chances are of the 8% RS being around that long?

Stargunner

I didn’t have a RS with Santander, as 5% is bellow my threshold for them. Opened and funded the 8% one from the app within a few minutes.

Hattie627

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82044446#Comment_82044446

Pretty good chance.