Earn 1.35pc on variable deals

INTEREST rates on easy-access accounts with withdrawal restrictions are edging up for new savers.

Virgin Money has upped its Double Take E-Saver to 1.36 pc. It allows two withdrawals a year. After this, you can’t make any more or close your account till the next calendar year.

Sainsbury’s Bank’s new version of its Defined Access Saver, at 1.35 pc, allows three withdrawals a year. Make any more and it falls to 0.5 pc.

Money Mail does not include accounts with withdrawal restrictions or initial bonuses in our best buy tables, but we keep you up-to-date here with top rates.

Goldman Sachs will soon offer an online savings account. It says it will be simple and easy-to-use.