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Best Buy competition picks back up following a lull - so savers should still check to see if they can earn more
27th April 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Since the beginning of 2017, best buy savings rates have increased significantly, by between 19% (notice accounts) and 66% (five year fixed rate ISAs).
Ask Anna: Would it be possible to inform people like me about accounts that we can open that are not online?
27th April 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Hi Anna, I do appreciate the savings interest that you email. Would it be possible to inform people like me (old) about accounts that we can open that are not online without having to plough through the information to find the words “Online Only” when we have found an account we are interested in?
Rates Rundown: April showers see the best buys flood with improved rates across the savings market
27th April 2018
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

In a week of wet April weather, we have seen our easy access account and variable rate cash ISA best buy tables awash with improved rates, from the likes of Kent Reliance and Coventry Building Society, amongst others.
Weekend Press: Savings Roundup (22 April 2018)
24th April 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Unsurprisingly, most savings articles in the weekend press focussed on the unexpected fall in CPI inflation for March 2018 and therefore whether this would del
Finally, savings rates beat inflation
21st April 2018
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Good news? CPI inflation dropped to 2.50% in March 2018, down from 2.70% in February, which means that the overall rate at which prices are increasing has slow.
Rates Rundown: Savers can smile as the sun shines as multiple best buy accounts are launched
21st April 2018
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

The competition in the fixed rate market mirrored the weather this week, with things heating up on both fronts. In contrast, the variable rate market seemingly took time to relax and bask in the sun.