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ISA 2 Year Fixed

Provider Rate Min/Max Deposit Opening Account Accessing Account Interest Options ISA Information ISA Access SG Verdict
 Aldermore
4.65% £1,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs and Help to Buy ISAs

- Split ISA allowance

- This ISA is flexible

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

 

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Further additions are allowed only within 14 days of opening the account.  ISA transfers must be received within 10 business days.

Peterborough based Aldermore launched in 2009 and look after over £13.1bn of deposits.

You can find out more about them here

 UBL
4.70% £1,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Paid On Maturity
  • Paid Quarterly

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

- Withdrawals are permitted subject to the loss of 180 days interest

- Additions are not allowed, only one initial deposit is permitted

United Bank UK was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Pakistani banks.  It has branches in Ilford, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow Manchester and London.

 United Trust Bank
4.65% £5,000 / No maximum

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  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals prior to maturity are subject to a penalty fee - which is the amount of withdrawal x no.of days withdrawn early x interest rate divided by 365

No further additions can be made after the first 14 days of opening.

Interest can be withdrawn annually on the maturity date.

London based specialist lender United Trust launched in 1955 and look after £1.6bn of savings

Find out more about them here

Castle Trust Bank
4.55% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid On Maturity

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

- Split ISA Allowance not permitted

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Further additions allowed for up to 14 days after the account is opened

Castle Trust Bank was authorised in March 2020 and launched initially to existing customers only before offering fixed rate bonds in August 2021 and ISAs in September 2021

Close Brothers
4.70% £10,000 / £2m

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs and Stocks and Shares ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure is allowed subject to the loss of 150 days interest.

Close Bank have been trading since 1878, are a FTSE 250 listed company and look after over £6.4bn of savings

You can find out more about them here

Cynergy
4.40% £500 / No max

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure is allowed subject to the loss of 180 days interest.

Cynergy was formerly known as Bank of Cyprus, which has operated in the UK since 1955, and looks after £1.76bn of savings

Furness Building Society
4.60% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Annually
  • Added to the account

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

No withdrawals are permitted but early closure is allowed subject to the loss of 180 days interest.

Furness Building Society is based in Barrow-in-Furness and was founded in 1865.  It looks after £920m of savers deposits.

Hodge Bank
4.62% £1,000 / No Maximum

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  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually
  • Interest paid annually is compounded. Interest paid monthly paid away.

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Once you have funded the account, no further additions are allowed

Hodge bank is based in South Wales and was authorised in 1987 and looks after just over £1bn of deposits.

OakNorth Bank
4.70% £1,000 / £500,000

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  • Paid Monthly
  • Added to the account
  • Paid 1st of the month

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

- Split ISA Allowance not permitted

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Further additions allowed for up to 30 days after the account is opened

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

You can find out more about them here

Paragon Bank
4.59% £500 / £500,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

- Split ISA allowance

- This ISA is flexible

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals are permitted subject to 180 days loss of interest

Additions are only allowed within 28 days of account opening

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

Principality Building Society
4.45% £500 / 2£0,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

- Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure or transfer out is allowed, subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

- Once opened, savers have five business days to make their initial deposit.

Principality is the 6th largest building society in the UK, looking after £7.6bn of savings

Saffron Building Society
4.40% £500 / £500,000

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  • Paid On Maturity
  • Added to the account

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals are not permitted but early closure can be made with the loss of 180 days of interest

Only one initial deposit or one transfer in is permitted.  No further additions are allowed.

Essex based Saffron, who look after £898m of savings, are one of the top 20 building societies by size in the UK

Secure Trust Bank
4.65% £1,000 / £1m

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

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals not permitted but early closeure allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Further additions allowed for 30 days after account opening

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

Shawbrook Bank
4.50% £1,000 / £250,000

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  • Paid on Anniversary
  • Paid Away or Compounded
  • Paid Monthly
  • Paid Annually

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs, Stocks & Shares ISAs

- This ISA is not flexible and you are not able to re-deposit withdrawn funds if the re-deposit amount takes you above the maximum annual subscription limit in the tax year.

- Additional permitted ISA subscriptions are not accepted

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Further additions allowed while product remains open

Essex based Shawbrook launched in 2011 and looks after £7.84bn of savings

Find out more about them here

Zopa
4.67% £1 / £250,000

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  • Paid Monthly
  • Added to the account

- Transfers in accepted from: Cash ISAs only

- This ISA is flexible

 

Withdrawals allowed subject to the loss of 180 days of interest

Further additions allowed for up to 30 days after the account is opened

Zopa started life as a peer to peer lending business in 2005 but became a licensed bank in 2019 and launched their first savings accounts in August 2020.  They launched their first ISA accounts in June 2023.

You can find out more about them here

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