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There is an urgent warning for all holidaymakers heading abroad in the summer rush: don't change cash at the airport.

Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland are to close their popular Cash Isa Plus accounts to new customers at end of business today, at 5pm. The accounts, which pay 3.51% variable, are our top-pick clean ISAs for new money.

There are some glimmers of hope for those with smaller deposits looking for a mortgage.

Three major banking groups have introduced electronic Isa transfers this week in a bid to speed up the archaic process.