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18 Month Fixed

Provider	Rate	Min/Max Deposit	Opening Account	Accessing Account	Interest Options	SG Verdict
Al Rayan Bank	0.60%	£5,000 / No Maximum	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	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
BLME	0.80%	£1,000 / £1,000,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Annually Paid Away	This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.
A Charter Savings Bank	0.76%	£5,000 / £1,000,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Monthly Paid Annually	Wolverhampton based Charter Savings is part of Chartercourt Financial Services, which launched in 2015, and has recently merged with One Savings Bank, which has a combined £16.3bn of savings balances
Apply Now	0.68%	£1,000 / £85,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid On Maturity	Manchester based DF Capital are a specialist commercial bank lending to Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. They were authorised as a bank in September 2020. DF Capital don't have internet banking yet so this account is operated and accessed via a secure email messaging service and by telephone (0330 094 0162)
Hampshire Trust Bank	0.65%	£1,000 / £250,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Annually	London based Hampshire Trust Bank launched in 1977 but was acquired by a new management team in 2014. HTB look after around approximately £700m of deposits While Hampshire Trust normally allow account opening by post, this has been suspended in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak
OakNorth	0.63%	£1,000 / £250,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Annually Paid On Maturity	OakNorth launched in 2015 and offers debt and property finance to UK small and medium size enterprises OakNorth change their rates frequently so move quickly if this rate appeals
A Oxbury Bank	0.65%	£1,000 / £500,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Annually Paid Compounded	Oxbury is a specialist agricultural bank, focused on lending to UK farms. It got its banking licence in 2020 and launched savings accounts in February 2021. Savers will need a smartphone to download the Oxbury Banking App as part of the security measures to access their online account.
A PCF Bank	0.80%	£1,000 / £250,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Annually Paid On Maturity Paid Away	PCF Bank launched in 2017 and look after around £400m of deposits. You can find out more about them here
A Shawbrook Bank	0.80%	£1,000 / £2,000,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Annually	Essex based Shawbrook are one of the few banks to consistently offer an 18 month term product. Shawbrook launched in 2011 and look after £6.9bn of deposits
Union Bank of India	0.50%	£1,000 / £1,000,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid On Maturity	First entry in our 18 month tables from Union Bank of India (UK), which is a subsidiary of Union Bank of India, one of the largest public sector banks in India

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