I've used TD Waterhouse and Comdirect (now Squaregain) in the past for physical shares.

I closed TDW because at the time their internet trading platform was unreliable and their customer services were quite frankly hopeless. I have no idea if they have improved although I was thinking of opening a new account with them as they are doing 2 months of free trading - so I will probably give them a go again.

Comdirect trading platform I have found quick and reliable but again the customer service side of things leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion.

The trouble with the 'cheapie' brokers is exactly that - they are cheap - they don't give a t**s about churn as long as they can attract new customers and you often have to complain in writing to them to get anything sorted out - it's no good phoning them.

long again BT.A 226.25 s/l on

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