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The proportion of easy access savings accounts offering branch access to customers has been shrinking, according to a financial information website

More than half a million savers with a major building society used traditional passbooks in branches last year

The research also indicated there are nearly 13million current accounts held in the UK with balances above £5,001, this means million of Brits could potentially be missing out on hundreds of pounds worth of cash earned through interest

Nationwide Building Society and Skipton Building Society topped the results, both receiving overall scores of 78% - just pipping Yorkshire Building Society, which scored 75%

But one in three want a place of their own so they can start a family - with 15% putting off doing this until they have managed to get on the property ladder

It comes after inflation fell by more than expected - dipping to 7.9% in the 12 months to June after spending two months previously stuck at 8.7%

The top savings rate for easy-access accounts currently sits at 2.9% with rates having climbed again over the last few weeks - but you might be able to do better through your bank