You should read this product information carefully in conjunction with our Savings Terms and Conditions and ID for customers to ensure you understand the features and conditions of what you are buying. Our savings accounts are only available to UK residents. We recommend you contact your local branch to make an appointment before delivering your completed application form.
Savings Features
- Account name
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- Senior ISA Fixed Rate Bond (27 October 2027)
- What is the interest rate?
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- Interest is calculated daily and will be paid monthly
Interest rate bandInterest rate£5,000+4.00% Tax free/AER fixed
- Can Newbury Building Society change the interest rate?
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- No, the interest rate is fixed until 27 October 2027. It can be paid into this account, to another non-ISA account at Newbury Building Society (in the customers name) or to the customers nominated bank account.
- What would the estimated balance be on 27 October 2027 assuming £5,000 was invested on 25 October 2024?
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- This estimation is based upon an initial deposit of £5,000 being made on 25 October 2024 and interest added to the account monthly.
- This estimation is for illustrative purposes only and does not reflect individual circumstances.
Interest rate bandEstimated balance£5,000+
£5,637.60
- How do I open and manage my account?
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- A customer can only hold one Bond (27 October 2027).
- Account holder/s must be resident in England or Wales.
- Personal customers only (not available to corporate bodies, organisations, clubs, trusts etc).
- Account can be opened and operated in branch or by post.
- Account can be opened by cheque or transfer from another Newbury Building Society ISA, or a bank account in the account holders’ name.
- Minimum age requirement is 55, for all account holders.
- If the account is opened by post, the account must be approved within 14 days. If the account is not approved within 14 days, we will close the account. The account is approved when we have received the application and the identification requirements have been satisfied.
- Once the account has been fully funded and the 7-day period has elapsed no further funds can be added to the account, and no future year ISA subscriptions can be used. If no deposits have been received within 7 days, we will close the account.
- For ISA transfers in we allow 30 days for the transfer to complete. If no deposits have been received within 30 days, we will close the account.
- The minimum opening balance is £5,000.
- The maximum total deposit is £50,000.
- ISA rules apply, please see below.
- Can I withdraw money?
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- No partial withdrawals/partial ISA transfers out are allowed during term of the product.
- The maturity date is the date that you will have access to your funds.
- Prior to maturity on 27 October 2027, we will write to you to discuss your options. These options will be dependent upon our product range and your needs at the time.
- If we are unable to contact you or you do not respond to us, the funds will be transferred to an instant access account matching our Instant premium account on the maturity date.
- Can I close the account?
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- In line with ISA regulations, the account can be closed/transferred out at any time during the product term. There will be an interest penalty charge of 270 days’ worth of interest for closures/transfers out.
- If the account is closed during the product term this could mean the customer gets back less than was originally invested due to incurring the interest penalty charge.
- If the account is closed during the product term without completing an ISA transfer, the ISA status will be lost, and the interest penalty incurred.
- If we are unable to contact you or you do not respond to us, the funds will be transferred to an Easy Access ISA in accordance with the product conditions.
- Additional information
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- Tax status - Tax free (interest is exempt from income tax).
- Transfers out - We accept full transfer out of current and previous years subscriptions. - We also accept partial transfers out of previous years subscriptions. - We do not accept partial transfers out of current years subscriptions.
- Transfers in - We accept full transfer in of current and previous years subscriptions. - We also accept partial transfers in of previous years subscriptions. - We do not accept partial transfers in of current years subscriptions.
WE HAVE NO CURRENT PLANS TO WITHDRAW THIS PRODUCT BUT IT MAY BE WITHDRAWN WITHOUT NOTICE.
- We will require identification for all parties on a savings account, please see ID for customers for details.
- You can register with myaccounts, our online service, to view your accounts online, use secure messaging and request online withdrawals to our nominated account. Online withdrawal requests for sums up to £10,000 made between 9am and 5pm on business days (Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays), will be processed on the same day. Requests for sums over £10,000 and up to the maximum £50,000 made between 9am and 3pm on business days, will be processed the same day. Requests after 3pm will be processed on the next business day.
- Online withdrawal access is not available to accounts with a nominee or executor. These types of accounts can be opened and operated in branch.
- For more information regarding our online service, electronic payment and CHAPS service see our Savings terms and conditions.
- There are no charges for the normal operation of this account. See our Savings terms and conditions for more information.
Annual ISA allowance
For the tax year 6 April 2024 - 5 April 2025, your allowance is £20,000. You can choose to split your annual ISA allowance as you wish. For example, all cash or all stocks and shares, or split between the two.
- Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) were introduced in 1999 to replace old-style tax free savings. They allow you to invest up to a set allowance each tax year (6 April to 5 April) on which you will pay no tax on any interest you earn. The current allowance is shown below.
- The ISA manager will satisfy himself that any person to whom he delegates any of his functions or responsibilities under the terms agreed with the investor is competent to carry out those functions and responsibilities, as required by ISA Regulation 4(6)(e).
- The ISA manager will notify the investor if, by reason of any failure to satisfy the provisions of the ISA regulations, an ISA has, or will, become void, as required by ISA Regulation 4(6)(g).
- Your yearly allowance does not roll over, so if you do not use it, it will not be added to the next year’s allowance.
- An ISA may only be held by an investor in his or her sole name. Joint accounts are not allowed
- On the instruction of the investor and within the time stipulated by the investor, all investments, or part of investments, shall be transferred or paid to the investor, as required by ISA Regulation 4(6)(fa).
- The ISA investments will be, and must remain in, the beneficial ownership of the investor and must not be used as security for a loan, as required by ISA Regulation 4(6)(a).
- You must be at least 18 years of age to invest in an ISA fixed rate bond with Newbury Building Society.
- On the instruction of the investor and within the time stipulated by the investor, all investments, or part of the investments, shall be transferred to another ISA manager in accordance with ISA Regulations relating to transfers, as required by ISA Regulation 4(6)(f).
- You can save in one Cash ISA per tax year (6 April to 5 April) with Newbury Building Society up to the total annual ISA allowance. The remainder of the annual ISA allowance can be invested in a single or multiple Cash ISAs or a Stocks & Shares ISAs with another provider subject to the providers ISA Terms & Conditions.
- We do not accept partial transfers in or out of current tax year ISA subscriptions at Newbury Building Society.
- We do not accept partial transfers in or out of current tax year ISA subscriptions at Newbury Building Society.
- All ISA investments will be and must remain in the beneficial ownership of the investor. Any rights in respect of your ISA may not be assigned and those rights may not be used as security for a loan.
- An ISA may not be transferred from one investor to another. However, in the event of death, the ISA subscription allowance (known as an ‘Additional Permitted Allowance’ APS) can be passed to a surviving spouse or civil partner.
- You must be resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or, if not so resident, either perform duties which, by virtue of Section 28 of Income Tax (Earnings & Pensions) Act 2003 (Crown employees serving overseas), are treated as being performed in the United Kingdom, or you must be married to, or in a civil partnership with, a person who performs such duties. You must inform Newbury Building Society if you cease to be so resident or to perform such duties or be married to, or in a civil partnership with, a person who performs such duties.
- The start date for your ISA is the date of the first deposit.
- On the instructions of the investor an ISA with all rights and obligations shall be transferred to another ISA manager within five working days.
- The ISA must cease on the date of death of the investor. Interest will be paid gross up to the date of closure. Interest arising after the date of death will be subject to deduction of income tax at the appropriate rate and should be declared to HMRC as part of the deceased tax liabilities.
- You do not have to pay income tax on the interest paid in each of the years that you have your ISA provided all the ISA terms and conditions have been followed.
- For a period of 30 days after opening your ISA, you may instruct us that you have changed your mind and we will return your deposit to you, subject to cheque clearance, with any accrued interest (tax will not be deducted). Alternatively, we can help you switch to another savings account with us (conditions allowing). The 30 day cancellation period starts on the day you open your Cash ISA and ends at close of business on the 30th calendar day. To cancel your ISA agreement with us, you can either visit or write to your local branch, enclosing your passbook.
AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and compounded once each year.
Tax free is the contractual rate of interest payable where interest is exempt from income tax.