Summer Fixed Rate Bonds

Key features

  • To request an information pack please call us on 0800 169 1076
  • Choose from 2 different fixed rate terms. Each term ends on a specific date
  • Immediate withdrawals (subject to a penalty equivalent to 180 days’ interest) of up to £500 cash and £5,000 by cheque (larger sums are available by cheque in a few days). Withdrawals will affect the AER. See below
  • Save from £1,000 to £500,000**
  • These are fixed term accounts, which end on 15 September 2009 or 2010
  • On 16 September 2009 or 2010 your account will be transferred to our Branch Instant account, or alternatively we will offer you a further fixed rate.
Latest interest rates (from 23 July 2008)
Term and issue
(to be indicated on application form)
Annual interest Monthly interest
Gross pa+/AER* Net pa+ Gross pa+ Net pa+ AER*
1 Year Summer Fixed Rate Bond
(2nd Issue)
6.75% 5.40% 6.55% 5.24% 6.75%
Fixed Rate Period and penalty withdrawal - from the day the account is opened until 15 September 2009

Latest interest rates (from 23 July 2008)
Term and issue
(to be indicated on application form)
Annual interest Monthly interest
Gross pa+/AER* Net pa+ Gross pa+ Net pa+ AER*
2 Year Summer Fixed Rate Bond
(2nd Issue)
6.30% 5.04% 6.13% 4.90% 6.30%
Fixed Rate Period and penalty withdrawal - from the day the account is opened until 15 September 2010

Interest will be earned from £1. It is first paid on 1 August 2009, then annually on that date.

During the fixed rate period

  • All withdrawals are subject to a penalty equivalent to 180 days' loss of interest on the amount withdrawn. Withdrawals will affect the AER
  • Once the fixed rate account you have selected has been withdrawn to new savers, you cannot make further deposits

After the fixed rate period

  • The account name will change to Branch Instant
  • The interest rates become variable
  • All withdrawals are penalty free
  • Further deposits can be made

* 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.
** Provided that your total savings in this and all other Chelsea accounts does not exceed £2 million.

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