Our savings picks: This is Money’s five favourite best buy cash Isas By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 11:23 GMT, 17 December 2014 | Updated: 10:56 GMT, 11 February 2020 Every little helps: Savings rates might be low but at least an Isa means interest is tax-free Our assistant editor Lee Boyce picks his five … Read more
Customers receiving their bank statements in the months ahead may end up baffled as they try to unpick whether they are a winner or loser from new overdraft rules. Some may be pleasantly surprised to see the cost of how they typically go into the red has become cheaper, but others will end up paying considerably … Read more
Relentless rate cuts and now a rise in inflation mean savers are losing billions of pounds instead of enjoying fair rewards. Today, just one in 50 accounts pay interest higher than the cost of living. It means millions of nest eggs are being eroded. And the only way for savers to beat inflation is to … Read more
You’ll soon be able to monitor credit scores with your bank app: Monzo and RBS to allow customers to check for free RBS’s feature went live on Tuesday and Monzo’s will launch at the end of March It is likely a play to improve their banking apps and attract more customers Barclays charges £5 a … Read more
With less than 50 days to go until the end of the tax year, savers are likely wondering whether or not they will see an ‘Isa season’. This is where banks and building societies offer top rate tax-free deals to snap up money from those looking to use up any spare money from their £20,000 … Read more
On the face of it, Issue 20 of the Post Office’s online easy-access Isa looks like a pretty good deal. It pays 1.25 per cent, the second best tax-free savings rate on offer – 0.1 percentage points lower than the best deal – and can be opened with £100. It also accepts transfers from another … Read more
There’s just over a month to go until the end of the tax year: Here’s Holly Mackay’s essential Isa guide to help you bag a savings bargain Every adult can pay in up to £20k each year, but you can start with £100 or less More than one in ten Isa holders has less than … Read more
Propping up the bar at the Brewery Tap pub in the Hertfordshire village of Furneux Pelham, I see that a quiet revolution is taking place. After handing over my debit card, I am presented with a foaming pint of the local Mad Squirrel Sapling ale – along with four crisp £20 notes. I am raising … Read more