We calculate the interest daily and pay it either annually, at the end of 30 April each year, or monthly, at the end of the last day of each month.

Interest can be added to the account or paid into another suitable account.

The interest rate is fixed.

No matter what happens to interest rates generally, we won’t change the rate until account matures at the end of 30 April 2026.

£1,051.21

This would be the balance after 14 months if £1,000 was paid in on 1 March 2025 all interest was paid back into the account, and no money was taken out or paid in.

The illustration is just an example to help you compare accounts. It does not take into account any individual circumstances.

Eligibility

• You must be aged 16 or over to have a statement-based version of this account.

How to apply for this account

• Online
• Call 0800 121 8899
• By post
• Pop into a branch (A passbook-based version of this account can be opened by visiting a branch or by giving us a call).

How to manage and keep track of your account

• Register and use Online Services
• Register and use our app
• Call us on 0800 121 8899
• If you have a passbook, pop into a branch.

How to put money into your account

This is a limited issue account and you have a limited time to pay in.

You need to make sure we’ve received the money you’re using to open the account, and any other money you want to put in the account, either within 14 calendar days of your account being opened or while the account is open to new investors, whichever period is longer.

• Pay in cash or cheques in a branch
• Post us a cheque
• Set up transfers from an account with another bank or building society or another account with us.
• The minimum balance is £1
• The maximum balance is £250,000
• After you’ve opened the account, we won’t contact you to let you know when it closes to new investors. To find out if it’s still available, please contact us.

This is a no access account. After the 14 day ‘cooling-off period’, you can’t make withdrawals (including any interest paid into the account) or close the account before 30 April 2026.

What happens when the bond’s fixed period ends (matures)

This Fixed Bond (356) will mature at the end of 30 April 2026.

We’ll write to you at least 14 days before the account matures with details of how you can re-invest your savings with us, or take out some or all of your money. There’ll be a default option - another bond with us. The length of the fixed bond will either be shorter, the same or no more than six months longer than the duration of your current bond, and options to take money out will be no more restrictive than the options offered by your original account.

At maturity, the money in this account will be automatically re-invested into the default option unless you have asked us to do something else with it. However, you’ll have the option to close your new bond, without being charged, within 21 days after the end of your fixed period.

This account has limited availability.

We pay your interest gross. The gross rate is the interest payable before the deduction of tax.

* AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year.

If you change your mind, you have a 14–day ‘cooling-off period’ after you open a Fixed Bond (356). Day 1 starts from the day you open your account, so if you opened your account on the first day of the month, your cooling–off period would finish on the 15th day of the month. If you wish, you may change your mind and take some money out, or close the bond within 14 days without notice, charge or loss of interest.