Best Student bank account in UK at the mo?I've got my place booked for starting uni in sept 2007 and am looking into bank accounts at the mo. Im with Royal Bank of Scotland at the moment and am getting sent loads of stuff about their student account, but I dont know if its worth changing? If anyone can tell me what I need to look out for in a good... |
Check out Natwest, I did go with RBS because they were doing £100 for joining and that was nice.
I believe with Natwest you get a 5-year railcard which if you need to take the train which I did will save you LOADS. Plus most universities have a Natwest branch located inside them.
Check out sites like moneysupermarket.co.uk and compare all the offers to find one which suits you best.
Find an account with a big no interest overdraft which increases year by year and doesnt drop dramatically when you graduate.
I've got a student account with the RBS and it's really good. I know that sometimes they do special offers when you open an account with them i.e. £100 free if you switch.
They also give you an interest free overdraft of up to £1000 in your first year and you can get discounts on books/travel/tickets etc.
To be honest, the RBS is one of the best student bank accounts there is. They have an interest free overdraft of up to £2.500 and an interest rate of 2%.
Others you may consider are the haliifax with overdraft of £2.750 and 2%. And if you don't mind not having local branches you could use the internet bank smile. With overdraft of £2.000 and interest of 3.25%
hey , the best bank for student account has to be natwest. you can easily get large overdraft and student credit card. some offer on rail cards( good if u use trains). best of all if you go overdrawn or use ur overdraft you dont get charges!! No1 for students/graduates id say!! hope this helps.
the two best are the natwest and thenationwide
i use them both
and they have great interest rates
