interactive investor stock brokerage Customer Reviews & Expert Rating

My Sipp pension funds have been missing for two weeks, the company do not seem to care and can not be bothered to even return my calls.

Useless and expensive. High fees, which will continue to increase, for rubbish service. They will tell you " you can't do that online, you need to phone". Then when you find an opportunity to phone within their limited opening times, they will tell you "you can't do that on the phone, you need to do it online", then when you do it online you will wait for four days and still won't receive a response. Then you'll process a transaction and it will say it will complete by 14:00 tomorrow, but when you submit the request, it will say that it will complete three days later. There are many other cheaper or free trading platforms, use them not Interactive Investor.

Sipp for several years. now added 'free'ISA only to find they insist on all chagres being taken from ISA, not Sipp as before
Sipp is taxable, ISA is tax free. why do we have to pay charges out of ISA?

I've been with ii for some years now, and have seen their account fees rise from £9.99 to £14.99 as of February 2026. However, what is disturbing, is that since Brexit they've introduced an additional non UK resident charge of £5.99. These year on year increases are becoming a worrying trend.

Aside from this, I have found them to be a good broker, with an easy to use web site and pleasantly helpful staff. Would recommend with a caution regarding fees.

I also amended a drawdown amount this month. an entirely automated process but admittedly hard to find. (ref Albert's comment). The new fee structure from February is excellent and improves the previous costly FX charges.

I recently tried to amend the monthly drawdown amount from my II SIPP. I expected to find a simple option on their secure platform. Instead I was taken through multiple web pages and eventually asked to complete a pdf form that their site linked to and submit using their secure messaging option. I did this only to be told that the form was out of date and I would need to complete a different form. This new form requires the user to complete several text boxes some of which do not retain the election once the document is saved. It also requires a signature meaning the user must either have electronic signing facilities or a printer and scanner. It's submitted via their secure messaging platform so why require a signature? This whole process should be automated.

While the platform for basic usage is a little more expensive than the competition, it offers a unique service of investment (including funds) in currency other than sterling.

efficient transfer. helpful customer service

Great range of different accounts and a decent fee structure, especially if you make a lot of trades, and will definitely save money against some of the traditional investment providers/brokers.

Straight forward and easy to work with. Helpful people.

Have been with Interactive Investor for many years and have found the service to be very reliable. The online platform is straigtforward to use and the customer support team has always been helpful.

Commission for UK stocks when added to the monthly fee is not as cheap as first appears. For overseas transactions the fx fees are large and frankly a rip off.
Customer service is painful as they often ask for NI number which not many would know. Some customer representatives seem to think they are quiz masters rather than customer service reps, so I try to avoid the phone.

Interactive Investor stands out as a reliable platform for serious investors who value a flat-fee structure and a wealth of investment options. While it may not be the best fit for beginners or those with smaller portfolios, its robust tools and transparency make it a compelling choice for experienced investors.

I have been with Interactive Investor for over a decade and highly recommend the service. The fixed fee pricing for high volume trading is excellent value.

Opening an account is very easy and the interface is easy to navigate

I’ve been a very satisfied ii customer for many years now. They have a great range of accounts (trading, ISA, SIPP and JISA’s) all for a single monthly fee. Communication with the company is excellent when needed.

Lots of simple features, easy to get the handle on and use ongoing. Access instant quotes and get a simple to understand historical record of transtions. Very good phone support.

I use II for most of my ISA and some of my SIPP investments. Overall the platform is excellent, fees are pretty good, however I find charts quite poor, can be glitchy when switching through different timelines, for that reason alone I keep other platform accounts where better charts are available.

There is good information on shares but they used to have brokers' views and I wish they would bring that back.

The fees are among the lowest around and it has a very informative platform with many very good analysis from several analysts