Help for National Savings & Investments savers hit by bond blunder

Thousands of NS&I savers have been offered the chance to cash in their fixed-rate bonds early, penalty-free By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 19:03 EDT, 27 July 2021 | Updated: 19:03 EDT, 27 July 2021 Thousands of NS&I savers have been offered the chance to cash in their fixed-rate bonds early, penalty-free.  Treasury-backed … Read more

Best buy easy-access savings rate launched by Coventry Building Society

New easy-access best buy savings deal launched by Coventry Building Society: Will it help trigger competition from rivals? By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 04:58 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 05:05 EDT, 23 July 2021 Coventry Building Society has launched a best buy easy-access savings account today paying 0.55 per cent. This rate nudges … Read more

Building societies launch better-paying branch-based savings accounts

High Street savings comeback: Building societies launch spate of better-paying branch-based accounts By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EDT, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 20 July 2021 Savers wary of running their accounts online have been given a glimmer of hope. Building societies have launched a spate of better-paying branch-based … Read more

Best fixed savings deals: Rates begin to nudge higher

Fixed rate savings deals are on average paying the highest returns seen since December 2020, suggesting they are heading in the right direction. Average fixed rates rose monthly for the first time since October 2020, according to Moneyfacts, while choice grew to the highest number seen this year. The average fixed-rate one year bond rose … Read more

NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with £200bn of lockdown savings

SIMON LAMBERT: Britain’s lockdown saving may be running out of steam but NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with the £200bn we’ve saved By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released … Read more

Best easy-access savings: Coventry and Marcus become top deals

It may not beat the excitement of defeating Germany 2-0 at Wembley, but like England fans, savers also have some reason to cheer. The Marcus Bank savings account by Goldman Sachs and the new Limited Access Saver account by Coventry Building Society are now both offering savers an easy-access savings rate of 0.5 per cent. The … Read more

NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with £200bn of lockdown savings

SIMON LAMBERT: Britain’s lockdown saving may be running out of steam but NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with the £200bn we’ve saved By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released … Read more

Best savings rates: A quarter of Britons have less than £500 saved

A quarter of Britons have less than £500 saved despite a recent surge in people tucking cash away in the pandemic Some 13% of UK adults have no savings at all whilst 26% have less than £500  The figures indicate a widening of the financial wellbeing gap  Many adults are saving less as spend more … Read more