isa querey

[tweenyb]

hiya

i have an isa with the halifax which i want to keep in there til oct this year as that is how long my interest rate is fixed for.

i have not paid into it this financial year and wondered can i pay into an isa elsewhere? santandar have a good rate at the mo. do i have to transfer my isa from last year?

cheers

[boxtops]

You can pay into a new ISA each year with a different company, as long as you haven't paid any new money into the Halifax one since 5th April this year. You just leave the Halifax one where it is, the interest will keep building up.

[Maydup]

Agree with boxtops and looked at the Santander one myself, but don't you have to bank with them /or transfer your current account in order to get the good rate?

[tweenyb]

thanks for your responses, thats great.

as far as i can tell you dont have to be an existing customer or switch accounts to be with them
check out this link this is the iinfo i found... its either this or ns&i bonds i think for me

http://www.santander....%2FWC_ACOM_TemplateW2

[tweenyb]

just opening my santander isa and it says you can pay by cheque from any bank or a santander account.. not sure if there are any other ways but if i find out i will let you know