Savings: Britons urged to act soon as some interest rates pass 4%

Consumers have got used to poor returns on savings accounts, but there are now better deals

If you are one of the millions of people whose savings are languishing in an account paying little or no interest, it might be time to act because you could be earning 4.25%, or more on your cash.

Earlier this week the Coventry building society warned that Britons have a collective 268bn sitting in easy and instant access accounts paying no interest - an increase of more than 9.6bnon a year ago.