Exclusive Savings

Key features

  • Exclusively available to existing customers
  • Variable interest rate of 5.00% gross pa+/AER* (currently 4.00% net pa+) guaranteed to track 0.25% below the Bank of England Base Rate**
  • Guarantee reviewed annually on 1 October+++
  • Penalty and notice free access when transferring to another Chelsea account
  • Save from £250 to £1,000,000*** per saver (maximum of 2 savers permitted)
  • Annual or monthly interest
Latest interest rates (from 19 February 2008**)
Balance Annual interest Monthly interest
Gross pa+/AER* Net pa+ Gross pa+ Net pa+ AER*
£250 plus 5.00% 4.00% 4.89% 3.91% 5.00%
Interest will not be earned during any period when the account balance is below £250.

Interest is paid annually on 1 October.

Withdrawals

  • Withdrawals other than to another Chelsea account subject to 40 days´ loss of interest or a penalty equivalent to 40 days´ interest on the amount withdrawn++
  • Withdraw your money by cash or cheque at any of our branches++ or by cheque by posting your written request to us

* AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added to the account each year.
+ Net interest equals gross interest less income tax at the rate specified by law.
** If the Bank of England Base Rate changes, we´ll change the interest rate on the account where necessary (which could be up or down) within 30 days.
++ Up to £500 cash or £5,000 by cheque may be withdrawn immediately over the counter in a branch. Larger sums may be withdrawn by cheque in a few days.
*** Provided that your total savings in this and all other Chelsea accounts does not exceed £2 million.
+++ If we decide to change the guarantee for any reason we will tell you. The guarantee is reviewed annually on 1 October.

Chelsea Building Society subscribes to the Banking Code, a copy of which is available on request.