Top Savings Account Types in the UK Explained
Easy access, notice, fixed-rate and regular saver accounts compared so you can pick the right home for your cash.
By Easy Finance Tips Editorial Team•
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Updated 6 Jul 2024•
6 min read•
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Match the account to the job
- Easy access: emergency fund and short-term goals. Rates can change at any time.
- Notice accounts: slightly better rates in exchange for waiting to withdraw.
- Fixed rate bonds: money you definitely will not need for the term.
- Regular savers: high headline rates on small monthly deposits.
- Cash ISAs: interest free of UK income tax, within your annual allowance.
Check protection and tax
Confirm the provider is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and note the limit per banking licence. Outside an ISA, interest may be taxable depending on your personal savings allowance.
Review twice a year
Loyalty rarely pays in savings. Diarise a review so an introductory rate does not quietly become a poor one.
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