Yorkshire Christmas Saver account

Although many of us have still to finish off the remainder of this years' Christmas turkey a recent study has shown that 83 per cent of the British public worry about their spending over the festive season.

With this is mind Yorkshire Building Society is already offering savers the opportunity to start their preparation for Christmas 2011 with its Christmas Saver account, paying a fixed rate of 3.50 per cent gross/AER.

The flexible branch-based account allows savers to make deposits whenever they wish up to a maximum of £1,200 before 30th November 2011 when the account will mature, allowing members the opportunity to make regular monthly savings and still have access to their cash in time for next year's festive season.

The account is available in all the Yorkshire's 135 branches and 85 agencies as well as across all Chelsea and Barnsley Building Society branches.

Commenting on the account, Senior Product Manager for Yorkshire Building Society Sarah Lawrence said: "This time of year can be extremely stressful as expenses add up over the festive period. For many it can take away from the frivolities of Christmas and for that reason we have launched our Christmas Saver account giving savers the chance to make Christmas worries a thing of the past."