The top fixed bond rate this week continued to be offered by Shawbrook Bank, which pays 1.35% gross on anniversary on its 7 Year Fixed Rate Bond Issue 6. This account requires a £1,000 minimum deposit to open and must be opened online. Once opened, it can be managed online and by phone. There is a version of this account that pays interest monthly at a slightly lower gross rate of 1.34%. Four providers offered the top-paying five year fixed bond rate this week. Shawbrook Bank pays 1.25% gross on anniversary on its 5 Year Fixed Rate Bond Issue 33. A £1,000 minimum deposit is needed to open this account. It must be opened online, but can then be managed online and by phone. There is a version of this account that pays interest monthly at a slightly lower gross rate of 1.24%. UBL UK pays a gross rate of 1.28% on maturity on its 5 Year Fixed Term Deposit, but also offers versions of this account that pays 1.25% gross on anniversary and 1.24% gross monthly. All versions require a £2,000 minimum deposit to open and can be both opened and managed in branch and by post. United Trust Bank’s UTB 5 Year Bond pays 1.25% gross on anniversary on a £5,000 minimum opening deposit. This account can only be opened online, but can then be managed online, by post and by phone. Vanquis Bank pays 1.25% gross on anniversary on its Vanquis Bank Savings account, which requires a £1,000 minimum deposit to open. This account must be opened online but can then be managed online, by post and by phone. There is a version of this account that pays interest monthly at a slightly lower gross rate of 1.24%.