Share dealing: flat-fee of just £12.50 a trade, no annual charge, 0.5% dividend reinvestment

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We've teamed up with The Share Centre to offer you an easy way to buy and sell shares, exchange traded funds, investment trusts, corporate bonds and other stock market investments online. 

It costs £12.50 to buy and sell shares, trusts and ETFs online, with no annual charge and cheap dividend reinvesting and regular investments.

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Customer service: 01296 41 46 42


What you get

We offer a safe, secure and accessible home for your investments.

Advice for account holders

Investment advice is available at no extra charge to account holders who have returned a  completed advice registration form. Expert advisers are available on 01296 41 46 42 Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm.

Take control

Online access to your investments 24/7 plus a six monthly statement detailing your investments and activity over the previous period.

Follow the markets

Compile a Stock Watch list - this enables you to track the progress of the companies you are considering investing in.

Low cost

£12.50 per trade with no admin fees.There's no signing-up fee. It costs just £12.50 every time you trade - plus stamp duty, PTM levy of £1 on trades of £10,000+.

Low-cost dividend reinvestment for a fee of just 0.5% including VAT (£1.00 minimum), plus Stamp Duty. No minimum if contract note sent by email.

Regular monthly investing in shares, ETFs and investment trusts with a fee of just 0.5% - £1 minimum.

Share certificate sales

Certificate sales cost £20 per £25,000 of stock.

Before selling your share certificate you must print the form and follow the instructions on this page: 

https://www.share.com/trading/certificate4.html

The certificate with the completed paperwork needs to be sent to The Share Centre and once received and checked, your shares will be sold as soon as possible and a contract note will be sent to you by the end of the next working day. A cheque will be normally sent to you within three working days.

SHARE DEALING COSTS 
Share Account Share Certificate
Dealing costs £12.50 £20 per £25,000 of stock
Administration fee Not applicable Not applicable
Automatic reinvestment 0.5% (min £1)* Not applicable
Regular investing 0.5% (min £1)*Not applicable 
*No minimum applies if contract note is sent by email
Other dealing fees
Stamp Duty 0.5% payable on the purchase of UK shares (excluding certified shares on AIM and other recognised growth markets). Other rates may apply to shares listed outside the UK.
PTM Levy £1.00 on all transactions over £10,000.
Other fees payable on all dealing options
Cash withdrawals
3-day transfer  Free Transferred in  Free 
Same day transfer  £25.00  Transferred to another broker (per account) £15.00 
Overseas (restrictions apply)  £50.00  Re-registration to certificate (per holding) £15.00 
By cheque to your home address £5.00 Gifting Free
Bounced cheque or unpaid direct debit Closing account
Handling fee £15.00 Excluding dealing and transfer costs: Free
Administering a deceased customer account £50.00
How are my account costs paid?
Dealing commission
Taken from your account as part of each transaction.
Other fees
Taken from your account at the time of the individual transaction. We will contact you if there is insufficient money in your account to cover any fees due.
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.

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Investment carries a variety of risks

We understand that investing isn't right for everyone. It's well known that investments, their value and the income they provide can go down as well as up and you might not get back what you originally invested.


The small print

These Sharedealing services are provided in association with The Share Centre Ltd, which is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority and is entered on the register www.fca.gov.uk/register under reference 146768. Registered office: Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. HP21 8SZ. Email: info@share.co.uk. Registered in England no 2461949. VAT registration no. 596 3918 82. Thisismoney.co.uk is a trading name for the brand and website published and owned by Associated Newspapers Ltd. Associated Newspapers Ltd is an Introducer Appointed Representative of The Share Centre Ltd. Registered in England and Wales no. 00084121. Registered office: Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London. W8 5TT. VAT no: 243571174.



 

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