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Savings customers - the interest rates on many of our variable rate savings products will be decreasing from 6 January 2025. Find out more

We will be emailing or writing to you shortly to let you know of how these decreases affect you. In the meantime, you can see all of these changes here.
Mortgage customers - our Managed Mortgage Rate (MMR) will decrease by 0.25% from 20 January 2025. Find out more:

From 20 January 2025, we'll be decreasing our Managed Mortgage Rates (MMR) by 0.25%. All on-sale discounted variable product rates and other details, including representative examples displayed on our website, have been updated to reflect these lower rates.
We will be writing to existing customers who have been impacted by this change, shortly, with details relevant to them.
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Rate changes following Bank of England decision to decrease its Bank Rate by 0.25% to 4.75% on 7 November 2024. Find out more

Savings: Interest rates for Windfall Bond and Tracker Savings Bond will decrease by 0.25% from 1 December 2024. We will be writing to all customers individually to confirm the new rates.
Mortgages: Tracker mortgages will change on 25 December 2024 and we will write to customers individually with revised payment details where the new rate exceeds the minimum rate (or ‘floor’) already applying to their mortgage.
(Notice updated 08/11)

Family Offset Account (1)

The Family Offset Account is linked to a Family Mortgage and reduces the amount of the mortgage on which interest is charged.

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Annual interest (AER gross)	Account rate type	Minimum opening amount	Additional information	Monthly interest option?	Withdrawal limits	Available to new customers?
0%	Mortgage linked	£5,000	No interest is paid on this account The Family Offset Account can only be opened by a family member of a Family Mortgage applicant requiring the rate reduction provided by this account The account can only be applied for and operated by post	No	Withdrawals or account closure are only available following a review of the linked Family Mortgage	No

Key features

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Reduces the amount of the linked Family Mortgage on which interest is charged by the amount equal to the amount in the Family Offset Account
Account can be applied for and operated by post
Save from £5,000, up to a third of the value of the linked Family Mortgage prime security
Withdrawals or account closure are only available following a review of the linked Family Mortgage
No interest will be earned
Additions are not permitted

The information provided below is a summary of the key features of the account and is not intended to be a substitute for reading the Product Features leaflet and the General Conditions for our Savings Account booklet.

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Account name

Family Offset Account (1)

What is the interest rate?

Interest will not be paid on the account but the amount on to which interest is charged to the borrower(s) under the mortgage will be reduced by the corresponding balance held in a Family Offset Account

Can the Family Building Society change the interest rate?

No interest is paid on this account.

What would the estimated balance be?

Opening balance		Projected balance (Gross)
£5,000		£5,000.00

No interest is paid on this account
Projected balance is at the end of 12 months
All projections are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not take into account individual circumstances

How do I open and manage my account?

The Family Offset Account can only be opened by a family member of a Family Mortgage applicant requiring the rate reduction provided by this account
The account can only be applied for by post
A minimum of £5,000 must be deposited
Additions are not permitted
The maximum that can be held in the account is a third of the value of the linked Family Mortgage prime security
Instructions for the account can only be made by post

Can I withdraw money?

Withdrawals or account closure are only available following a review of the linked Family Mortgage. Please refer to the 'Family Offset Account terms' section of the Product Features leaflet for more information

How can I make deposits?

A minimum of £5,000 can be deposited
The maximum deposit is a third of the value of the linked Family Mortgage prime security
Additions are not permitted