Savings - Guide Index
Our guides to savings
Saving makes sense. Whether you salt away a lump sum, put aside something each month, or simply add to your reserves when you have cash to spare, it’s a key part of managing your family finances. Clearly, it makes sense to choose the best home for your money, so check out our guides on the range of accounts at your disposal
Related savings guides
Best high interest accounts
Maximise your savings and find the best high-interest savings account for you
Best savings bonds
What are savings bonds?
Children’s savings accounts
Encourage kids to save and teach them valuable lessons about money.
Dormant accounts
It can be easier than you think to forget about savings accounts.
Easy access accounts
Get immediate access to your cash.
Fixed rate bonds
Fixed rate bonds typically last for between one and five years.
Guide to Help to Buy ISAs
Help to Buy ISA
ISA allowance 2018/19
You can put up to £20,000 into an ISA this tax year.
Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds
Children can use the money saved for them to help with some of the financial challenges they may face.
New ISAs guide
You can now hold as much as you like of this ISA limit in cash.
Notice accounts
A notice account requires you to ‘notify’ the savings provider in advance every time you want to make a withdrawal
Offshore accounts
Everything you need to know about offshore savings accounts
Pensions or savings
It’s not always easy to know where the best home is for your savings.
Protecting savings
How the Financial Services Compensation Scheme protects your savings
Regular Savings accounts
If you’re looking to put money away every month, a regular saver account could be ideal.
Saving for retirement
Your retirement: building a savings pot
Savings Decision Tree
Welcome to our savings decision tree!
Stocks & Shares ISAs Guide
A guide to Stocks & Shares ISAs
Things to watch out for when opening a savings account
What to watch out for when searching for a savings account.
Understanding Interest
Find how your returns are calculated
What is NS&I?
100% of savers money is protected.
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