Lifetime ISA (LISA)

• £1+ 3.69% AER*.
• Interest rate from 3rd January 2025 – 3.54% AER*
• We calculate the interest daily and pay it annually on 31^st December. Interest can be added to your account or paid to your nominated account.
• *AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and shows what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and compounded once each year. The gross rate is the interest rate payable before tax.

• The interest rate is variable, so it can go up or down at any time.
• For more details about why we might change the rate, please read our Savings Terms & Conditions.

      £1,036.90

• This would be the balance after 12 months if £1,000 was paid in, all interest was paid back into the account, there was no change to the interest rate and no money was taken out or paid in.
• ISA means Individual Savings Account. When you pay money into your ISA, you subscribe to your ISA. Your payments are called subscriptions. As it is tax free, you get to keep all your interest.
• The government will pay a 25% bonus on your subscriptions each tax year. This is not included in the figure above.  For more information about the bonus please check section G of the Key Product Information (KPI) when you apply online. 
• This is just an example to help you compare accounts. It does not take into account what you may do with the money in your account.

• You must live in the UK to open this account or be a Crown Employee serving overseas. You can also open this account if you are in a marriage or civil partnership with a Crown Employee. You can open it with as little as £1.
• This account can only be opened by you. You cannot have a joint account.
• To make sure you don’t miss out because of the age limit, you must apply at least 14 days before your 40th birthday. You will also need to make sure any initial funds are deposited in the account before your birthday.
• This is a Cash Lifetime ISA. You can only subscribe up to the maximum ISA allowance each tax year. The overall ISA allowance for 2024/2025 is £4,000.
• Your subscriptions can be split between Cash ISAs and Stocks and Shares ISAs up to the overall ISA allowance. We do not offer Stocks and Shares ISAs.
• You can pay into your Lifetime ISA each year before your 50^th birthday.
• You can open an account on our website or by visiting one of our Branches in Bath. You cannot transfer your existing Lifetime ISA into this account.
• If you change your mind, you can let us know to close the account. You must let us know within 30 days of your first payment. If this happens, you will not have to pay the 25% charge and you can open another Lifetime ISA in the same tax year.
• You can manage the accounts you hold with us through Bath Online, or by using our Mobile App. You can register for Bath Online on our website, and you can register for the Mobile App on your smartphone.
• Account holder identification will be required. This is usually obtained through our electronic identity verification service. However, if this proves inconclusive, here’s some popular ways to verify your ID.

• This is an instant access account.
• If you take out money before you are 60 years old but are not buying your first home, *there is a charge for 25% of the amount you withdraw.
• You can take out money whenever you wish in a Branch, up to a maximum of £500 without telling us first. If you tell us first, you can withdraw up to £2,000 the next day. *There may be a charge for 25% of the amount you withdraw.
• You can withdraw by cheque from one of our Branches in Bath. There is no limit to how much you can withdraw. *There may be a charge for 25% of the amount you withdraw.
• You can also ask us to make a faster payment to your nominated account. This can be done on Bath Online, through the Mobile App, in a Branch, or you can contact our Customer Service Department. *There may be a charge for 25% of the amount you withdraw.
• This is not a flexible ISA. If you take money out of your account, it does not change the subscription limit. For example, if you put £2,000 in this account and take out £1,000, you can only put in another £2,000.
• You can transfer previous tax year subscriptions to another ISA provider. After you speak to your new ISA provider, they will let us know so we can make the transfer.
• *For all withdrawals, there may be a charge for 25% of the amount you withdraw. For more information about why you may get back less you than you pay in please check sections A & B of the Key Product Information (KPI) when you apply online. 

• You cannot open another Lifetime ISA after you are 40 years old. You will need to keep at least £1 in your account after this age to keep your Lifetime ISA account open.
• The Lifetime ISA is a government savings scheme. It may change in the future.
• This account allows for Additional Permitted Subscriptions (APS). This means that if a customer with an ISA dies, their spouse or civil partner can apply to use their allowance. You can find out more by talking to our Customer Support Department.
• This account is protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). You should read your FSCS Information and Exclusions sheet for more information about how your money is protected.
• This account is a savings account, not a payment account as outlined in the Payment Services Regulation 2017.
• You should read the following information to fully understand how your account works: Savings Terms & Conditions, Lifetime ISA Terms and Conditions, Lifetime ISA Information Sheet and Lifetime ISA Declaration.
• We can close an account at any time if you act inappropriately, such as by using abusive language.