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18 Month Fixed

Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options SG Verdict
Al Rayan Bank
4.20% £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

 Al Rayan Bank - Meteor
4.08% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid On Maturity

This account is provided by Al Rayan Bank on the Meteor Savings platform

 Al Rayan Bank - Raisin
4.08% £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

 Aldermore
4.02% £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

 Aldermore - Raisin
4.16% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

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

 HL Active Savings - Aldermore
4.16% £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 - Allica
4.15% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

Active Savings 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 - Close
4.30% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Close Brothers 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 - Kent Reliance
3.95% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Kent Reliance 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 - Paragon
4.30% £1,000 / £1m

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  • Paid on maturity
  • annually or compounded

This product is provided by Paragon 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.

 Punjab International - Raisin
4.00% £1,000 / £85,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

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

Cynergy
4.20% £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
4.20% £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

FirstSave
4.00% £1,000 / £2m

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded

FirstSave accounts are provided by FirstBank UK Limited, a UK bank that began trading in 2002.  FirstSave is part of First Bank of Nigeria plc, one of Nigeria's largest banks and with headquarters in Lagos

They look after a very small amount of savings in the UK so we don't expect this rate to last for more than a few days

JN Bank
3.99% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

JN Bank are the first Carribean bank to be authorised in the UK and launched on 8th October 2020.

This product is a 15 Month Fixed Term

Secure Trust Bank
4.25% £1,000 / £1,000,000

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid 31st December

Birmingham based Secure Trust Bank look after over £2bn of deposits.  Their products tend not to be able for long so move quickly if this rate appeals.

Find out more about them here

Union Bank of India
4.10% £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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