Costs

ISA – costs

Dealing charges

Type of dealing (purchase and sale) Online/phone dealing charges Inactivity fee
Real-time share dealing 1% (£7.50 minimum) No
Real-time dealing with Trader option £7.50 No

 

Stamp Duty 0.5% payable on the purchase of UK shares. Other rates may apply to shares listed outside the UK
PTM Levy £1.00 on all transactions over £10,000
Unit Trust and OEICs Any discount we negotiate for you on the initial fee will be used to buy additional units

Trader option

Charge per quarter When
£20.00 + VAT Setup date, then every quarter until you cancel

Regardless of how many accounts you have, you pay a fixed amount for each transaction with the Trader option rather than a percentage of the investment.

Is the Trader option right for me?


DIY ISA – administration fee

The quarterly administration fee for a DIY ISA is based on the total value of your account, less the value of any Unit Trusts or OEICs you may hold as of the valuation date (on or around 5 January, April, July and October). It is payable in arrears and debited from your account.

Per quarter, payable in arrears 0.125% (£5.00 minimum) + VAT

Funds ISA – administration fee

There is no administration fee for a Funds ISA.

Funds ISA administration fee 0% no charge

Regular investing

Standard charge 0.5% (£1.00 minimum)

How can regular investing help me?

Quarterly Re-investment
0.5% including VAT (£1.00 minimum), plus Stamp Duty. No minimum if contract note sent by email
Dividend Re-investment
0.5% including VAT (£1.00 minimum), plus Stamp Duty. No minimum if contract note sent by email

Other fees

Cash transfer to your bank  
3-day transfer
Same day transfer
Overseas (restrictions apply)
Free
£25.00
£50.00
Cash transfer to your home  
By cheque £5.00

Share transfer for each shareholding  
Transferred in
Transferred out
Free
£15.00
Gifting fee £5.00
Gifting fee - spouse Free
Gifting fee - charity Free

Bounced cheque or unpaid direct debit  
Handling fee £15.00

Closing account  
Excluding dealing and transfer costs £20.00

How do I pay fees?

Dealing charges and regular investing

Dealing charges are taken as part of each transaction.

DIY ISA administration fee

The DIY ISA administration fee is paid quarterly in arrears in January, April, July and October.

Trader option

The Trader option fee is paid when the option is first set up and then quarterly thereafter until you cancel it.

Other fees

Other fees are deducted from your account at the time of the individual transaction. We will contact you if there is insufficient money available to cover any fees due.

What if fees remain unpaid?

If you have insufficient cash available in your account to pay fees, the outstanding amount will be automatically deducted from the next credit to your account.

If outstanding fees increase over time, you will be able to see the amount owed via your statements. You can then pay into your account as normal to cover the amount owed.

Please note, we may write to you if the outstanding amount is not cleared and could sell investments in your account to cover the amount owed.

What interest is paid on cash in my account?

Interest is paid on cash balances at the Bank of Scotland Base Rate less 3.5% and is credited quarterly to your account.

All interest paid to ISAs is net of the H M Revenue & Customs' flat rate charge of 20%.

Want to reduce your dealing charges?

If you hold shares in Share plc you can get a rebate of up to 30% on your dealing charges.

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Investment advice

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