You have at least £800 to blow....

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Some into premium bonds.
Some into a stocks & shares isa.
Some into a new current account offering 5% interest, the weekly MSE email this morning mentioned a couple of accounts paying this rate but the limit was up to £300 inbound payments/month.
 
Soldato
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Have you paid your mortgage off? If not, up your payments.

My wife and I have saved 10k since 2012 by overpaying our mortgage and beating the interest.
 
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What are your goals? When do you expect to use the money, within 10 years? Early retirement, regular retirement? Do you have a 6 month emergemer fund of living expenses set aside?

These will affect massively what is best to do with the money. The Reddit UK personal finance flowchart is a great guide...

https://i.imgur.com/BfHzwr9.png

Thanks for the flowchart.

The plan is to save up for the next 3 - 5 years.
 
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Thanks for the flowchart.

The plan is to save up for the next 3 - 5 years.

If you want it in that time frame then you'll need to stick to high interest current accounts and regular savers. Only go near the markets if you've got 10 years or so to ride out any fluctuations.

This might be useful for finding bank accounts....

https://www.bankaccountsavings.co.uk
 
Soldato
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Follow this:

https://i.imgur.com/BfHzwr9.png

If after reading the flowchart you are saving money, then something like an ISA with investments in Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity Fund is a good shout. Very popular, low costs, diversified.

Credit: /r/ukpersonalfinance

Edit: Beaten to it...
 
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If your renting then mortgage everytime, its going to come down nice and fast if you can put an extra 800 quid into it a month.

... naa what i am saying, beers and hookers everytime.
 
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