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- Lemon Half
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Re: Premium Bonds
This is always an entertaining thread. After 3 months of £25 only and nothing in July, at last another 5 x £25 on a full holding, to match May and June.
Total tax year (yes, I know) to date £450, as against £225 at this stage last year. The remaining 4 months will most likely be wipe-outs.
I won £100 in 1958, on a then holding of £68, and if that £100 had been invested in the correct equities ...
Total tax year (yes, I know) to date £450, as against £225 at this stage last year. The remaining 4 months will most likely be wipe-outs.
I won £100 in 1958, on a then holding of £68, and if that £100 had been invested in the correct equities ...
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- Lemon Slice
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As mentioned, my wife won £10k this month. What I didn't know is there's a bit of paperwork to complete for "big" prizes. Yesterday a letter came through the post from NS&I asking my wife to confirm her details (ok), asking whether she wants to take the prize or reinvest (ok - but the latter isn't an option as she holds the max) and then return the winning bond to them (which is impossible as it's a paperless account). Not sure if these are delaying tactics or just a bit of disjointed red tape (see other NS&I thread). God knows what hoops you have to jump through for the £1m prize - maybe we'll find out next month
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Redmires wrote:What I didn't know is there's a bit of paperwork to complete for "big" prizes. Yesterday a letter came through the post from NS&I asking my wife to confirm her details (ok), asking whether she wants to take the prize or reinvest (ok - but the latter isn't an option as she holds the max) and then return the winning bond to them (which is impossible as it's a paperless account). Not sure if these are delaying tactics or just a bit of disjointed red tape (see other NS&I thread).
Perhaps the winning bond was an old one (I still have some) which was originally issue as a paper bond?
Though personally, when it comes to 'explanations, I always favour cock-up over conspiracy.
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- Lemon Quarter
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Are you sure it's not a scam? Why would they want you to return the winning bond, which will be included in a run of numbers presumably?
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No - not a scam. I read up on the NS&I website and this is how they deal with larger prizes apparently. There was nothing on the form of a confidential nature, just a tick box to pay the prize money in the same method as usual (via bank account transfer) - or reinvest, if applicable.
If you win a prize of £5,000 or more we will not pay the prize to you automatically. We will check with you first by sending a claim form to you in the post for you to complete and confirm how you would like to be paid.
https://www.nsandi.com/how-will-i-know-ive-won
If you win a prize of £5,000 or more we will not pay the prize to you automatically. We will check with you first by sending a claim form to you in the post for you to complete and confirm how you would like to be paid.
https://www.nsandi.com/how-will-i-know-ive-won
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According to my records I hold the grand sum of £2000 in Premium Bonds and for a while I would get £25 from time to time. I have no idea where the paper bonds are if I have them. Does anyone know what I should do? I guess contact NS & I and get them to confirm my holding and what to do if I cannot find the certs.
Redmires. Lucky wife! It may be that you are allowed to hold more than the maximum if you are reinvesting the winnings, a bit like dividends in an ISA but I would take the money and run. Even today £10,000 is quite a lot of money.
Dod
Redmires. Lucky wife! It may be that you are allowed to hold more than the maximum if you are reinvesting the winnings, a bit like dividends in an ISA but I would take the money and run. Even today £10,000 is quite a lot of money.
Dod
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Dod101 wrote:According to my records I hold the grand sum of £2000 in Premium Bonds and for a while I would get £25 from time to time. I have no idea where the paper bonds are if I have them. Does anyone know what I should do? I guess contact NS & I and get them to confirm my holding and what to do if I cannot find the certs.
If you have an online NS&I account they will/should all be listed online.
Dod101 wrote:Redmires. Lucky wife! It may be that you are allowed to hold more than the maximum if you are reinvesting the winnings, a bit like dividends in an ISA but I would take the money and run.
Nope. The maximum is the maximum.
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December numbers are out, and it's very much a case of lightning not striking twice as we won exactly £0 between us this month.
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£50 for me this month. Better than nothing but when am I going to get a real win? The £50 has already been spent on paying someone to help me gather up several bags of leaves this morning. I reckon I am due a reward myself.
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Bouleversee wrote:£50 for me this month.
You are, in effect, continuing to catch me up, in percentage of "winnings"/capital sum terms.
Congratulations!
You've won £50 in December 2018's draw
Better than nothing but when am I going to get a real win?
Safer to assume you won't (until you do).
The £50 has already been spent on paying someone to help me gather up several bags of leaves this morning. I reckon I am due a reward myself.
If only you knew a group of Foolish friends who might have offered to have helped, in return for a glass of sherry (or two).
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Zilch again this month. So that's a total of £400 in this tax year on a full holding. Perhaps I should move to Essex.
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Bouleversee wrote:Zilch again this month. So that's a total of £400 in this tax year on a full holding. Perhaps I should move to Essex.
Me too, nothing on a full holding but my son has won £125 on £10k and he has won a lot more than I have over the last year. On the plus side, if my "investing" had protected my capital over the last six months in the way PB's have, I would be very happy indeed.
But in any event, PB's are not an investment, they are, IMHO a safe haven for shorter term cash - with a minuscule chance of winning something significant (we live in hope).
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Bouleversee wrote:Zilch again this month. So that's a total of £400 in this tax year on a full holding. Perhaps I should move to Essex.
Happy New Year!
I don't know if the gardeners are cheaper there but I have "won" £25 for mine this month (me). That puts me at £525 for the current tax year to date. You still have time to catch up.
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XFool wrote:For the full year 2018 I had a return of exactly 1.5%
Excluding the £million you mentioned a while back.
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PinkDalek wrote:XFool wrote:For the full year 2018 I had a return of exactly 1.5%
Excluding the £million you mentioned a while back.
I don't count the big wins.
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XFool wrote:For the full year 2018 I had a return of exactly 1.5%
For my wife and me, with the full holding each for the last 6 months and a bit less for the first 6 months, it was an average return of just under 1.3%.
Scott.
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Two full holdings for the full year, combined wins £1350 or 1.35%. Something every month, worst month £25, best £225. Two months with a £50 prize, otherwise all £25s.
Better than a poke in the eye I suppose, especially since I was a higher rate tax payer last year. Better than most instant access deals.
Better than a poke in the eye I suppose, especially since I was a higher rate tax payer last year. Better than most instant access deals.
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