Life after Help to Buy ISA

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tjl694
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Hi all,

I was fortunate enough to complete on a house in June of this year for which I used my Help to Buy ISA.

Now, as I've already paid into that Help to Buy ISA this tax year, does that technically mean that I can't open and pay into another ISA of any sort?

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  • LMS94
    LMS94 Posts: 40 Forumite
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    You can open a new ISA each tax year, it doesn't matter if you've paid into one this tax year.
  • Ed-1
    Ed-1 Posts: 3,892 Forumite
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    LMS94 wrote: »
    You can open a new ISA each tax year, it doesn't matter if you've paid into one this tax year.

    Wrong.....
  • Ed-1
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    tjl694 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I was fortunate enough to complete on a house in June of this year for which I used my Help to Buy ISA.

    Now, as I've already paid into that Help to Buy ISA this tax year, does that technically mean that I can't open and pay into another ISA of any sort?

    You can pay into one ISA of each type (cash, S&S, IF, lifetime) in each tax year. You can also close an ISA once in a tax year and then pay into another of the same type. This is what you would be doing.
  • masonic
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    Ed-1 wrote: »
    You can also close an ISA once in a tax year and then pay into another of the same type.
    This is true for the OP, but it's important to appreciate that this provision applies to cash ISAs (including HTB) and the rules are stricter for other types of ISA.
  • badger09
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    tjl694 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I was fortunate enough to complete on a house in June of this year for which I used my Help to Buy ISA.

    Now, as I've already paid into that Help to Buy ISA this tax year, does that technically mean that I can't open and pay into another ISA of any sort?


    Assuming you mean cash savings, another ISA is not the best idea.

    Have a look here


    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/which-saving-account/#steps-2
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