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Cahoot ups interest rate on easy access savings

Cahoot ups interest rate on easy access savings
Emma Lunn
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Posted:
10/10/2023
Updated:
27/11/2023

Cahoot has increased the interest offered on its Simple Saver account to 5.12% AER on balances up to £500,000.

Simple Saver (issue 2) is an easy access account which lets customers deposit money as often as they like, as well as withdrawing their funds without any fees or restrictions.

A customer with £10,000 saved in the account would earn £512 a year in interest.

Customers who choose to have their interest paid monthly, rather than annually, will earn 5% gross (variable).

The account can be opened online with a minimum balance of £1. The Simple Saver can be opened as either a single or joint account.

To be eligible for the Cahoot Simple Saver account, customers must:

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  • be a UK resident
  • be aged 16 or over
  • be registered or will register for online banking with a valid email address

Alternative easy access savings accounts

Savers can earn more money elsewhere on easy access savings – but most other accounts paying more than 5% interest come with restrictions.

The best easy access account at the moment is from Chorley Building Society. It pays 5.3% but you can only make one withdrawal each year before the interest rate is reduced.

Coventry Building Society’s Triple Access Saver (Online) pays 5.20% but it only allows three withdrawals before the interest rate drops.

There’s also a loyalty saver account from Ulster Bank which also pays 5.20% – but only on balances of £5,000 or more (2.25% below this).