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Platini
25 Mar 09 10:09
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I started my first ever ISA last year (cash ISA lump sum £3,600). Do I just withdraw the interest now and leave £3,600 in there for another year? Or do I have to move the money and start up a new ISA ? I haven't a clue about this stuff.

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frames
When: 25 Mar 09 10:55
Just leave it in if you want to , you can add another £3,600 next month if you want to.

Not sure who you are with but watch the slimy feckers , found out mine had dropped to 0.8% with of course no warning , a phone call later and it is now 3% , not good but near enough the best around.
That was Abbey.
By:
Platini
When: 25 Mar 09 11:03
add another 3.6k ?

I thought the maximum allowed was 3.6k at any one time.

(it's with LTSB)
By:
frames
When: 25 Mar 09 11:08
You are allowed to add £3,600 every year.Moneysupermarket suggest you are on 1% , check and if so change to somewhere else.Do you know what rate you started on ?
By:
frames
When: 25 Mar 09 11:12
NatWest looks about the best of those allowing you to transfer , 3.25%.Someone else might know of better though.
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Platini
When: 25 Mar 09 11:31
I can't find any documentation with the interest rate on it, but I'm pretty sure it was a fixed rate (around the 3% mark) last April. According to the T and C, they need to inform me of any interest rate changes, and they haven't, so I'm not expecting any major cuts.

Re moving it to another bank, does that mean I can save a total of 7.2k in a cash ISA with another bank? And if I just leave it where it is, and add another 3.6k, will I make interest on 7.2k ?

As you can tell I haven't a clue about this stuff.
By:
frames
When: 25 Mar 09 11:37
You need to phone them and ask what the rate is ,if it is still3% all well and good but don`t be shocked if it`s down to 1%. I could not find the rate I was on .Yes you will get interest on 7,200 , April 6th is when you can add to your ISA .
By:
Platini
When: 25 Mar 09 11:44
cheers for the info
By:
The Southerner
When: 25 Mar 09 12:11
Frames i'm with Abbey too.

I had 34,108 in mine and then added 3,600 on 15/04/08 leaving me on 37,708.

I just received my interest of 1,556, so now on 39,264.

Doesn't give breakdown on what % it was paid at, have i been shafted?
By:
frames
When: 25 Mar 09 12:17
You might have been shafted for the last few weeks as I have been, you need to phone them as you are probably on Direct Issue 1 (0.8%) or Issue 2.You need to swap to Issue 3 (3%) , you might get a better rate with so much in.

I wonder how many millions they have paying 1% and less.
By:
The Southerner
When: 25 Mar 09 12:47
Thanks you very much frames on pointing this out.
I was indeed on 0.8% and have been for a while, now changed to issue 3.
Thanks again.
By:
frames
When: 25 Mar 09 13:12
Good , it`s wrong how they do it , no sign of the interest rate unless you dig around or call them and not a chance of them telling you in advance.Conmen is too kind a word for them.
By:
The Southerner
When: 14 Mar 10 16:11
I had another £20.65 interest added and after my top up of £3600, left me on £42885.

I just received £1185 surely short?

Also can I transfer the money to a different provider?
By:
lump0n
When: 14 Mar 10 17:41
think you can pay in 5,100 from april
By:
Nova Sicko
When: 14 Mar 10 19:40
surely the best ones are the ftse related investments over the last 12 months
By:
gresty241
When: 14 Mar 10 22:26
£5100 next tax year
By:
Soap
When: 14 Mar 10 23:25
if over 50....................
By:
gresty241
When: 15 Mar 10 19:10
over 50 this tax year any age next year
By:
The Southerner
When: 17 Mar 10 21:20
The Southerner 14 Mar 16:11


I had another £20.65 interest added and after my top up of £3600, left me on £42885.

I just received £1185 surely short?

Also can I transfer the money to a different provider?

Was my interest short?
By:
Don No1
When: 18 Mar 10 01:04
Yeah, it's fairly easy to transfer. Just make sure you dont withdraw the money, if you want to switch open up a new isa with whoever and there should be an option to transfer your existing funds across
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