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Notice Accounts

Provider	Rate	Min/Max Deposit	Opening Account	Accessing Account	Interest Options	SG Verdict
Al Rayan Bank	2.40% (120 Day) 2.25% (100 Day) 2.20% (90 Day) 1.55% (60 Day)	£250 / No Maximum	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Monthly Paid Away Paid on the last working day of the month	This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.
z Allica Bank	2.30% (180 Day) 2.26% (95 Day)	£10,000 / £250,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Annually Paid Compounded	Allica are based in Milton Keynes and were awarded their banking licence in 2019 and launched in April 2020. You can find out more about them here
Apply Now	1.95% (32 Day)	£1,000 / £85,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid On Maturity	This product is only available via the Raisin UK platform but comes with a £30 sign up bonus for Savings Guru customers. You can find out more about Raisin, and how to claim the sign up bonus here
Apply Now	2.30% (95 Day)	£1,000 / £85,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid On Maturity	This product is only available via the Raisin UK platform but comes with a £30 sign up bonus for Savings Guru customers. You can find out more about Raisin, and how to claim the sign up bonus here
Apply Now	2.16% (95 Days)	£1,000 / £85,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid On Maturity	United Bank Limited UK (UBL) was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Pakistani banks and has branches in Ilford, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow Manchester and London. This product is only available via the Raisin UK platform but comes with a £30 sign up bonus for Savings Guru customers. You can find out more about Raisin, and how to claim the sign up bonus here
Apply Now	2.50% (200 Day) 2.25% (100 Day) 2.10% (40 Day)	£5,000 / £1m	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Away or Compounded Paid Annually	London based specialist lender United Trust launched in 1955 and look after £1.6bn of savings Find out more about them here
BLME	2.52% (90 Day)	£10,000 / £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. Although an opening balance of £10,000 is required, the minimum balance after opening is £1,000 with a minimum withdrawal amount of £1,000. You can find out more about them here
Close Brothers	2.35% (95 Day) 1.70% (35 Day)	£10,000 / £2m	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Annually Paid Compounded Paid annually on 30th June	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
Furness Building Society	2.30% (120 Day)	£1,000 / £250,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Away or Compounded Paid Annually Paid 31st December	Furness Building Society is based in Barrow-in-Furness and was founded in 1865. It looks after £920m of savers deposits.
Gatehouse Bank	2.30% (120 Day) 2.20% (95 Day)	£1,000 / £1,000,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Monthly Paid Annually Paid Away	This account pays expected profit, rather than interest, to meet Sharia law requirements.
Investec	2.35% (90 day)	£25,000 / £1m	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Monthly Paid Annually Paid Away	A competitive rate from Investec, who pay a loyalty rate of 0.05% (included in the rate we display) if notice is not placed for 90 days. Savers can access up to 20% of their money immediately with the loss of up to 0.10% on their interest rate.
Market Harborough	2.17% (180 Day)	From £5,000 / £500,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Away or Compounded Paid Monthly Paid on the last working day of the month	Market Harborough is the 25th largest building society in the UK and looks after £395m of savings
Oaknorth	2.50% (120 Day) 2.40% (90 Day)	£1,000 / £250,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Monthly Paid Compounded	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
z Oxbury Bank	2.52% (180 Day) 2.51% (120 Day) 2.41% (95 Day)	£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 You can find out more abou them here
Paragon Bank	2.15% (120 Day)	£500 / £100,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Monthly Paid Annually	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
Apply Now	2.40% (95 Day) 2.10 (14 Day)	£1,000 / £1m	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Monthly Paid Annually	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
Recognise Bank	2.20% (95 Day) 1.25% (35 Day)	£1,000 / £85,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Monthly Paid Annually	Recognise is the latest bank to be authorised having received its full banking licence in September 2021. You can find out more about them here
Secure Trust Bank	2.60% (180 Day)	£1,000 / £1m	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid Away or Compounded Paid Quarterly Paid: 31 Mar 30 June 30 Sept 31 Dec	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
A Shawbrook Bank	2.06% (120 Day) 1.55% (45 Day)	£1,000 / £85,000	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Branch App Internet Post Telephone	Paid on Anniversary Paid Away or Compounded Paid Annually	Essex based Shawbrook launched in 2011 and looks after £7.84bn of savings Find out more about them here

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