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18 Month Fixed

Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
Al Rayan Bank
4.80% £5,000 / No Maximum

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Quarterly

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.  Those savers comfortable with this are likely to be attracted by the rate and variety of channels to open and manage their account

Allica Bank
4.17% £10,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity

Allica are based in Milton Keynes and were awarded their banking licence in 2019 and launched in April 2020

You can find out more about them here

 Aldermore
4.70% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

Peterborough based Aldermore launched in 2009 and look after over £13.1bn of deposits.

You can find out more about them here

 HL Active Savings - Aldermore
4.74% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Aldermore Bank on Active Savings, which is a savings platform, provided by investment giant Hargreaves Lansdown, which offers savers access to a range of products from its partner banks and building societies.

 HL Active Savings - Zopa
4.80% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Zopa Bank on Active Savings, which is a savings platform provided by investment giant Hargreaves Lansdown, offering savers access to a range of products from its partner banks and building societies

 QIB - Raisin
4.05% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

This product is only available via the Raisin UK savings platform. You can find out more about Raisin here

A| United Trust Bank
4.90% £5,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

Competitively priced 15 month fixed rate bond from London based specialist lender United Trust, who launched in 1955 and look after £1.6bn of savings.

Find out more about them here

BLME
4.60% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.  

You can find out more about them here

Cynergy
4.80% £10,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

Cynergy was formerly known as Bank of Cyprus, which has operated in the UK since 1955, and looks after £1.76bn of savings

Cynergy - 15 Months
4.85% £10,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

This is a 15 Month Fixed Term

Cynergy was formerly known as Bank of Cyprus, which has operated in the UK since 1955, and looks after £1.76bn of savings

Gatehouse Bank
4.75% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity
  • Paid Away

This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.  

OakNorth Bank - 15 months
4.25% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity

This account is a 15 Month Fixed Term

OakNorth launched in 2015 and offers debt and property finance to UK small and medium size enterprises.

You can find out more about them here

Shawbrook Bank
4.60% £1,000 / £2,000,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

Essex based Shawbrook launched in 2011 and looks after £7.84bn of savings

Find out more about them here

Skipton Building Society
4.75% £500 / £2,000,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

Skipton is the 4th largest building society in the UK and looks after over £21bn of deposits.  

Tesco Bank
4.80% £2,000 / £5,000,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid Away

Tesco Bank only accept one single lump sum to fund the account so this is only suitable for savers who can fund with the entire amount in one go.    

Union Bank of India
4.90% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

Union Bank of India (UK), which is a subsidiary of Union Bank of India, one of the largest public sector banks in India.

Although Union Bank does finally have an internet application, their UK website is very hard to navigate to find it and it is one of the most difficult applications to complete we've experienced.

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