Easy Access
| Provider | Rate | Min/Max Deposit | Opening Account | Accessing Account | Interest Options | SG Verdict |
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0.50% | £1,000 / £1,000,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Peterborough based Aldermore launched in 2009 and look after over £12.4bn of deposits. You can find out more about them here |
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0.61% | £1,000 / £85,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Founded in 1810, Brown Shipley is a UK authorised private bank with over 200 years of experience, and is regulated by both the PRA and FCA. It is headquartered in London with offices in seven other UK cities, offering fully integrated wealth planning, investment management and banking services. This product is only available on the Raisin platform and it currently comes with a £50 bonus for new customers depositing £10,000 or more. You can find out more about Raisin here |
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0.50% | £1,000 / £250,000 | Branch | Branch |
| JN Bank are the first Carribean bank to be authorised in the UK and launched on 8th October 2020. |
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0.65% | £1 / £100,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Durham based Atom Bank has attracted over 20,000 customers and £2.4bn of savings since its launch in April 2016. Savers can only access Atom’s products via their mobile app |
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0.60% | £5,000 / £1,000,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Wolverhampton based Charter Savings launched in 2015. It is now part of One Savings Bank which looks after a combined £16.6bn across its Charter Savings and Kent Reliance savings brands |
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0.60% | £1 / £2,000,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Essex based Ford Money have regularly been in our best buy tables since their launch in April 2017. The rate is variable but any changes get notified to savers who benefit from any upward movements automatically. |
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0.60% | £1,000 / £1m | Branch | Branch |
| Unlimited withdrawals can be made from this account, which has a fixed maturity date of 30th November 2022, when interest will be paid. Leeds is the 5th largest building society in the UK and looks after £14.5bn of savings. |
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0.60% (0.10% bonus for 12 months) | £1 / £250,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Marcus launched in September 2018 and is part of US bank Goldman Sachs This account includes a bonus rate of 0.10% for 12 months. We don't usually include accounts with bonus rates but, as this will still be in our best buys without the bonus, we have on this occasion. |
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0.65% | £1 / £500,000 | Branch | Branch |
| The rate on this account drops to 0.25% if four or more withdrawals are made within a 12 month period Birmingham based Paragon launched in 2014 and now look after £9.3bn of savings. You can find out more about them in our banking directory here |
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0.55% | £1 / £1m | Branch | Branch |
| Only three withdrawals are permitted per calendar year, with closure counted as a withdrawal. Principality is the 6th largest building society in the UK, looking after £7.6bn of savings |
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0.55% | £100 / £250,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Part of French car giant Renault, RCI are a UK licensed bank and covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme You can find out more about them here |
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0.60% (0.10% bonus for 12 months) | £1 / £250,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Saga savings relaunched in October and is now part of Marcus by Goldman Sachs which has over 700,000 customers in the UK with £21bn of balances. This account includes a bonus rate of 0.10% for 12 months. We don't usually include accounts with bonus rates but, as this will still be in our best buys without the bonus, we have on this occasion. |
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0.67% | £1,000 / £85,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Essex based Shawbrook launched in 2011 and looks after £7.84bn of savings Find out more about them here |
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0.55% | £1 / £250,000 | Branch | Branch |
| Tandem acquired Harrods Bank in January 2018. This 'green' saver can only be opened and managed via Tandem's mobile app but has a very low minimum balance |