halifax.co.uk

Share builder advertises commission of just £1.50, this is misleading as it costs £11.95 to sell and purchasing costs £1.50 plus VAT on the commission. The £1.50 rate is supposed only to apply to regular subscriptions but it is possible to council investments at any time so you can get the low rate on a single purchase. The web site is easy to use and there is a live help desk where you can ask any questions without queuing for too long and without running up a huge phone bill. Halifax achieves low buying costs by lumping transactions together e.g. if you ask to buy 100 LLOY shares today when the price is 124 you will get them at a preset time in the ...  Read the complete review

The stock market has interested me for many years, but until recently, I was reluctant to get involved in share dealing for real, partly because of the costs involved but also because of the risks. However, a few months ago, I discovered Sharebuilder. Launched in 2003, Sharebuilder is a unique share dealing account, which is operated by Halifax PLC. As far as I know, it is the only one of its kind in the UK. Sharebuilder is great not only for newbies, like myself, but also for more experienced dealers who want to buy and sell shares on the UK stock market. It is important to note that you can only deal in the UK market, not the US or other world markets, but ...  Read the complete review