Which UK bank account is best to keep open?
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Which UK bank account is best to keep open?
Hi,
Can anyone recommend the best UK bank non paying monthly bank account to keep open once moved to Portugal. Portuguese bank account opened but I wish to keep at least 1 UK bank account account open for when I return home to visit children and family. I currently have accounts with 3 high street banks. I have heard that some banks do not let you keep one open with a Portuguese address. Any suggestions?
Can anyone recommend the best UK bank non paying monthly bank account to keep open once moved to Portugal. Portuguese bank account opened but I wish to keep at least 1 UK bank account account open for when I return home to visit children and family. I currently have accounts with 3 high street banks. I have heard that some banks do not let you keep one open with a Portuguese address. Any suggestions?
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Re: Which UK bank account is best to keep open?
Hi,
Can anyone recommend the best UK bank non paying monthly bank account to keep open once moved to Portugal. Portuguese bank account opened but I wish to keep at least 1 UK bank account account open for when I return home to visit children and family. I currently have accounts with 3 high street banks. I have heard that some banks do not let you keep one open with a Portuguese address. Any suggestions?
Can anyone recommend the best UK bank non paying monthly bank account to keep open once moved to Portugal. Portuguese bank account opened but I wish to keep at least 1 UK bank account account open for when I return home to visit children and family. I currently have accounts with 3 high street banks. I have heard that some banks do not let you keep one open with a Portuguese address. Any suggestions?
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Re: Which UK bank account is best to keep open?
Thanks very much. I have accounts with First Direct, TSB & Santander. I think First Diect may be linked to HSBC so that might be the best. I suppose I need to phone them all up and ask.
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I've not had dealings with First Direct, but I too believe that they are an HSBC affiliate. Best of luck.
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Use one of your children's address, and select paperless accounts so no docs ever get posted is what I've done.
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We kept ours with the Halifax, openly, without any problems.
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I can't use children's addresses as son may be moving to \USA for work and daughter is 17 and will be moving in with her dad (my ex husband) before going off to uni next Oct. I could use my dads address but I really want to do everything right and above board. I am assuming that there must be one bank who allows this. I have messaged both Santander & First Direct.
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I can't use children's addresses as son may be moving to \USA for work and daughter is 17 and will be moving in with her dad (my ex husband) before going off to uni next Oct. I could use my dads address but I really want to do everything right and above board. I am assuming that there must be one bank who allows this. I have messaged both Santander & First Direct.
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RBS also happy for us to keep our account when we moved over permanently, they send replacement cards etc without bother.
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Great, thanks everyone.
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My husband is with Nationwide & I'm with TSB, both banks have our Portuguese addresses and phone numbers, no problems.
We are both paperless but my new Cashpoint card arrived here in the post.
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Hi ac
It just seemed easier to do and works for me 😊
It just seemed easier to do and works for me 😊
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Agree Thats the one we chose after much research .It also happened to have a branch in the area we visit each summer!!