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Name: Premium Bond
Rating: 2.97 (137 reviews)

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3.03

Based on 137 reviews, last reviewed 23rd Nov 2024

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Latest highest rating:

4

Chance to win big The chance to win big in the monthly draws is exciting and any winnings are paid tax free. Reviewed on: 23rd November 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

They have not issued the bonds or returned my money... They have not issued the bonds or returned my money ,on going for the past year Reviewed on: 26th October 2024

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NS&I Premium Bond reviews (137)

Review of the NS&I, Premium Bond:

Safe and reasonable return

Bought bonds late last year and have had good returns from them since Reviewed on: 11th March 2023

Great service

Very helpful both on the phone and web chat. Reviewed on: 28th August 2019

Good Luck trying to get your money back out AVOID!!!!

It is now Jan 2019 and a request to cash out was sent to NS&I in Oct 2018. We are still no nearer receiving the funds than when we started. They simply do not want to relinquish the funds held and will find ANY excuse not to pay up. They WILL NOT accept correspondence electronically and insist on each correspondence being by snail mail. Some of these letters have taken 39 days to be received. Wrong and conflicting processes and forms advised. Claims that they do not have our signatures on record Request for confirmation of address (sent to the same address) Request for Date of birth The list is endless. I am just about to write back to them with my shoe size just in case they need that too. My advice is NEVER give your money to these people. If you have already given them money then start NOW to get it back. They will use every avenue available to NOT REPAY you. For a government sponsored saving scheme this is absolutely disgraceful and should be subject of a Royal Commission. Reviewed on: 26th January 2019

My advice is.

Unless you as holder has got above the odds 24500 premium bonds is not worth buying. As is disappointing when not winning a prize each month. So my advice is putting 40000 or above in. As 1 month you win nothing because the account has to mature. Is a matter off beating the odds to win the prize. Reviewed on: 14th May 2018

Old-fashioned savings...

I have held Premium Bonds for about 3 years now. Naturally, the winning is a bit hit and miss. Not an account for those who need their money to earn interest. However, I like the fun of getting a "prize". The odds of winning were reduced last year, but have now improved again. I have recently gone online (I used to receive cheques in the post). The procedure was straightforward and not too time consuming, whilst still providing a secure system. A fun way to save, but not for everybody. Thank you Reviewed on: 9th April 2018

for the wealthy

i was happy with premium bonds when £25.000 was highest amount you could hold.( Although i only have small amount of premium bonds.) but now that it stands at £50,000 i and many more low priced bond holders have very little chance of winning. it is mainly people with very high holdings who seem to gain. its the rich getting richer I'm afraid. Reviewed on: 3rd February 2018

Avoid

I have been attempting to withdraw (and now am looking to close completely) my premium bond account with NS&I. It was set up many years ago, but I was able to make a deposit in February 2017 over the phone without any requirement to prove my identity. Fast forward to October 2017. I filled in the necessary withdrawal form to take back some of this money and posted it back to them, but after several weeks without receipt of funds, I called NS&I for an update. I was told that they had received the form, but that they had no proof of signature on file for me and so therefore I would need to complete a different form for this, before they could action the request. No attempt was made to notify me of this, so if I had not made the follow up call myself, I clearly would never have seen any movement on this front. They could not explain why it was a different process to deposit money as it was to withdraw money, even when using the exact same bank account details, as I had managed to do with ease before. Nonetheless, after a couple of weeks, this form arrived in the post, which required my signature and that of a witness who was not family and working in a profession (company director, or solicitor etc). After posting this completed form back to them and putting in a call to them a couple of weeks later, they said they had not received the form, so would post another one out to me. A different and incorrect form arrived in the post yesterday from NS&I, so I am now going to have to call them up - yet again - to request they send the correct form to me this time and if they successfully manage to do so next time, I will have to bother someone again to fill out this document for a second time to witness signature etc and hope for the best. This experience is unforgiveable and the need to rely on their acknowledging receipt of paperwork, only via standard post (recorded delivery is not guaranteed to work either apparently) means that not only is NS&I completely unfit for purpose, but it is also not a method for storing funds that can reliably be reclaimed in their own, already slow, stated time period. For a Treasury backed institution, it is a disgrace and for someone in need of reclaiming their money within a reasonable timeframe, it is an experience that might cause great anxiety and financial difficulty. Avoid NS&I at all costs and if you currently have a premium bond account with them, I would advise you to take heed of this all to common negative customer experience. Reviewed on: 24th January 2018

Efficient always

In all my dealings with them over many years, there have only been a couple of small problems which were rectified immediately. A really efficient organisation and with todays very low interest rate, premium bonds are worth a go. Reviewed on: 13th November 2017

Love them!!

I have only had premium bonds for two months and won £100 first month and £550 second month! Must have a lucky touch. I think these are a good investment when you have a large amount to invest but if it's just a few Hundred or a few Thousands might not win to much. I love the thrill of opening them to see if you have won. Reviewed on: 2nd August 2017

Reliable and exciting - what more can you ask for?

Whenever I've contacted NS&I to update details, their customer service has been swift and efficient, and prizes are sent out quickly and automatically. Not only are your savings safe in their hands, but you have a chance of winning a financial prize - what more can you ask for? Reviewed on: 4th July 2017

Worth a punt -MaxYourMoney

I have a few thousand pound in savings due to the awful rate, I moved them into premium bonds. In the last 5 years I have made 2.5% consistently every year. I know there is a chance I'll earn nothing but for the cost of a coffee it's a price I'm willing to pay! Plus with a chance to win even bigger ,this time next year Rodney we will be millionaires. Reviewed on: 28th March 2017

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