Premium Bonds

The second winning bond number drawn was 245PK699534 and the winner comes from Essex. Bonds usually trade for a premium if their interest rate is higher than the market.

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For example if you invest.

. A recent report in the Times newspaper describes a scam targeting people with premium bonds. For every 1 of savings you invest youll get a unique bond number. NSIs Premium Bonds savings vehicle is unusual it doesnt pay interest.

Before we get into the advantages lets take a look at the basics of how premium bonds work. The winner holds 25253 in Premium Bonds and purchased their winning bond in. Premium Bonds are valued at 1 each and the minimum holding is 25 maximum 50000.

At present it is issued by the governments National Savings and Investments agency. Instead savers purchase 1 bonds which are entered into a draw on the first of each. Premium bonds may avoid negative tax consequences.

Prizes are drawn monthly and range from 25 to 1 million paid free of tax. A Premium Bond is a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government since 1956. Scams On Premium Bonds.

A premium bond is a bond that is selling for more than its par value on the open market. The maximum premium bonds you can hold is 50000. If you buy an outstanding bond in the secondary market at a price of less than par and hold it until it matures at the.

If you held the maximum of 50000 you would on average win one-two prizes a month although they would most likely all be 25. Hannah Jewell invested PS1700 in a high-interest.

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