Skipton Building Society savings accounts

Skipton Building Society offers a wide range of savings accounts - from savers looking to manage money online to people who put cash aside each month as regular savers.

The building society also offers a series of one to three-year bonds and ISAs, along with children's savings accounts.

Skipton Building Society Guaranteed Double Asset Bond

The Opportunity for Growth and a Guaranteed Return. Invest in index linked bond, recieve 100% of bonds growth up to 40% maximum return.

Savings News

Tax Commission calls for 30% flat tax rate on income and capital

The 2020 Tax Commission is calling for changes to the UK tax system

A new report by the 2020 Tax Commission says that a flat rate of 30 per cent tax on both income and capital will raise GDP over 15 years and end the UK's "punitive" tax system.

G8 summit ends with pledge for eurozone focus on jobs and growth

US President Barack Obama ended the G8 summit urging the eurozone to focus on jobs and growth

The G8 summit has ended with US President Obama urging the eurozone to focus on jobs and growth.

Posen to step down from Bank of England in the summer

B of E MPC member Adam Posen admits he may have been hasty in changing his vote on more QE

Adam Posen, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will leave his position in the summer and admits he may have been wrong to switch his vote in April to a no for more QE.

UK household wealth up by £2.36 trillion since 2001

House price increases have contributed to the total increase in UK household wealth, say Lloyds

The combined increase in wealth enjoyed by the UK as a whole has reached £2.36 trillion, mainly due to the rise in house prices, new research from Lloyds says.

Santander moves to reassure UK customers that money is safe

Santander has moved to reassure its UK customers

Santander has admitted that some customers have been withdrawing funds but that its UK operations are separate to Banco Santander in Spain.

Downbeat inflation and growth forecasts means more QE likely

Sir Mervyn King presented the Bank of England's Quarterly Inflation report yesterday

The Bank of England published its Quarterly Inflation Report on Wednesday and predicts inflation will stay above two per cent with growth down to 0.8 per cent this year.

Taxpayers "fortunate" to escape with £2bn Northern Rock loss

The loss to the UK taxpayer on the disposal of Northern Rock is expected to be £2bn

The National Audit Office reports that the sale of Northern Rock to Virgin Money minimised losses to the taxpayer but concludes that taxpayers will lose £2bn overall.

Study warns Brits underestimate cost of key events by £132k

Average student debt is now around £43,500

UK consumers are vastly underestimating the cost of life’s major events including getting married, raising a first child or going to university, a study reveals.


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