Linda 53 France

Hi
Unlike alot of you out there, we are moving back to the UK.
We have lived in France for 7 years. We need to open a UK bank account to deposit the funds from the sale of our house here in order to purchase a property back in Blighty.
Anyone any suggestions - polite please!
Linda

jdr

They have tightened up a lot on opening accounts due to the money laundering that has been going on.
Why dont you phone Lloyds TSB in UK and ask them the best way for you to go about it, tell them the story.
I am sure they will advise you the best way as they will make a few bob out of it.

Douglas jack

Hi,HSBC,have just brought out a new account called passport,it costs £10.00 per month or a one off payement of £50.00,I think for life,I think you can open it on the web,might be handy .

Rue Pasteur

I have banked with First Direct since their conception ( over 15 years & part of HSBC) they are fantastic! Could teach the French about banking!!!

JAJ

Might be more productive to speak to a branch in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

m100

We have too, they are excellent!!

Zxenith

If you dont come right with anyone, contact "1st contact" you pay your admin fee and they open you an advantage gold account with natwest right away
Had my account the same day.

bilbong

Can i ask why you are returning to the uk?

clougherty family

Hi,

I tried to apply for this account online (HSBC Passport) but they want to know all your work details and how much salary will be paid in each month. We have no idea as we are not going back for a couple of months and don't have a job lined up. You have to fill in these fields in order to complete the application and they want your employer's name and lots of other details that I just won't have until we get back to the UK. I also tried to apply for a First Direct account and put my brother's address in the UK but they will only let you apply if your salary is being paid into the account, ours will be, but obviously not until we are there earning it, so they wouldn't give us an account either!

I think we just have to wait until we are there and go into a bank and tell them we have some money and need to open an account. I still think it will be difficult as you have to have a utility bill with your name and proof of address on it and if we stay with family, we won't have anything like that for a while until we buy/rent a house.

JO

Zxenith

Jo did you read my post, said if you dont come right get in touch with
1st contact
Here is the address all your problems solved

http://www.1stcontact.com/live/index...ategory_ID=876

jdr

Opening an account "Assistance with opening a UK bank account." is second in the list after, "An informative orientation meeting in our London office"
So it seems like you have to be in London anyway, to get your account ?

Zxenith

If you do the on-line application go for the meeting (They need signatures), just so the bank can meet the group, we all got our bank accounts, no worries about work or permanent address jobs and so on they have all everything covered could not believe my luck, made me wonder why everyone had not gone this route, in any event there is no easy-er way to get an account. No funny business they have build up a very good reputation.

Pamela 1

Zxenith, I checked out this site. Are you saying you don't need to have a job?
I would like to open a current a/c in UK but with all the different regulations of needing electric bills etc, I may have to go via. IOM or Jersey which will be easier.

Zxenith

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