The average rates on savings accounts have reached their highest level in almost a decade, analysis of the market has found.
According to Moneyfacts.co.uk, the average easy access rate is at its highest since 2012, which saw a rate of 0.87 per cent compared with today's rate of 0.84 per cent.
Just a year ago in September 2021, the same rate stood at a mere 0.17 per cent.