Paying for house in Ireland from the UK- Help!
Jul 13th 2018, 8:25 pm
#1
Account Closed
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 2
Paying for house in Ireland from the UK- Help!
Just wondering if anyone who has purchased a property in Ireland (or abroad) from the UK has any advice or experience that may help us.
We are due to move in 2 weeks and wanted to use a currency exchange to send the money from our UK Solicitor to our Irish Solicitor upon completion so that the house and Irish Solicitors costs etc can be paid for.
Our UK Solicitor has emailed us this afternoon to advise that it is not possible for them to pay the money to the currency exchange company as the exchange company would be a third party to the transaction. They have said they can only pay in to our own bank account upon completion.
So, we can make further phone calls etc on Monday morning to check further but until then can anyone offer some further advice on what our next step is?!...How did you all pay for your overseas properties? ..... Thank you!
We are due to move in 2 weeks and wanted to use a currency exchange to send the money from our UK Solicitor to our Irish Solicitor upon completion so that the house and Irish Solicitors costs etc can be paid for.
Our UK Solicitor has emailed us this afternoon to advise that it is not possible for them to pay the money to the currency exchange company as the exchange company would be a third party to the transaction. They have said they can only pay in to our own bank account upon completion.
So, we can make further phone calls etc on Monday morning to check further but until then can anyone offer some further advice on what our next step is?!...How did you all pay for your overseas properties? ..... Thank you!
Jul 13th 2018, 9:50 pm
#2
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: london/gandia
Posts: 1,163
Re: Paying for house in Ireland from the UK- Help!
This sounds a bit simplistic but why not open an Irish bank account? I opened one when I sold a house there, yet I was here in the UK at the time.
Jul 14th 2018, 5:24 pm
#3
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: london/gandia
Posts: 1,163
Re: Paying for house in Ireland from the UK- Help!
I opened the account in person, when I was in Ireland. I do not know you may be able to do that from the UK otherwise a trip over beckons. Perhaps open an online Irish account?
Jul 14th 2018, 6:44 pm
#4
Account Closed
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 2
Re: Paying for house in Ireland from the UK- Help!
thanks again for your reply.
