Leeds closes top deal after just one week.(Business)

LEEDS Building Society has closed its Online Access 4 account, which pays 2.44 pc after tax (3.05 pc before tax).

The account -- one of the top deals on offer for those looking to run their account over the internet -- was on sale for just one week.

The top rate on these accounts now comes from Santander eSaver 3 at 2.4 pc (3 pc), including a variable rate bonus of 2 (2.5) percentage points payable for a year.

Chelsea BS has launched a toppaying, two-year cash Isa at 3.7pc taxfree fixed until July 31, 2013. Santander and Leeds BS also match this rate for two years, while Halifax pays 3.65pc.

The top one-year rate is 3.2pc taxfree from Cheshire, Derbyshire and Dunfermline building societies, all part of Nationwide. Northern Rock pays 3.1 pc over the internet fixed for one year or 3 pc through its branchbased and postal version.

With Norwich & Peterborough's new deal you earn 3.05 pc, but you need a minimum [pounds sterling]5,340 to open an account.

These one-year, fixed-rate cash Isa rates are well below the top deals on taxable fixed-rate bonds, where you can earn 3.5pc before tax with Yorkshire, Barnsley and FirstSave and 3.4 pc with Tesco Bank.

Savers looking for cash Isas will be better off in the top easy-access accounts where they do not have to tie their money up for a year.

AA Savings, part of Halifax, pays 3.35 pc on its Internet Access Isa and Santander 3.3pc on its Flexible Isa 3 -- although you can't transfer your existing cash Isas into these accounts.