Sterling account
May 26th 2007, 6:04 pm
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Sterling account
Hi everyone,I am sure someone out there can help with a bit of info. We obviously have a spanish bank account, which is used for paying bills, saving , taxes etc, we have internet banking and everything is great with it, no probs at all. We are sure we have heard of sterling accounts where you can transfer from Uk in sterling and the spanish bank changes the amount to euros when the rate is doing well therefore getting a good deal and also doesn't charge. It sounds too good to be true. I know our bank doesn't have this facility. Does anyone know of such a thing or even what I am talking about. I know there are offshore accounts but they have to be started with quite large amounts.
Oh well will leave it in your capable hands, i am sure someone will reply, even if it is only to say that I am completely nuts, which actually isn't far off the truth!!
Luv Eve
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May 26th 2007, 6:59 pm
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Re: Sterling account
Hi everyone,I am sure someone out there can help with a bit of info. We obviously have a spanish bank account, which is used for paying bills, saving , taxes etc, we have internet banking and everything is great with it, no probs at all. We are sure we have heard of sterling accounts where you can transfer from Uk in sterling and the spanish bank changes the amount to euros when the rate is doing well therefore getting a good deal and also doesn't charge. It sounds too good to be true. I know our bank doesn't have this facility. Does anyone know of such a thing or even what I am talking about. I know there are offshore accounts but they have to be started with quite large amounts.
Oh well will leave it in your capable hands, i am sure someone will reply, even if it is only to say that I am completely nuts, which actually isn't far off the truth!!
Luv Eve
xx
Been using it for ages and it works really well. YOU control when you change it ... its a go between bank account where you pay in from your UK account, change to euros, and then transfer to your Spanish one.
May 26th 2007, 8:13 pm
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Re: Sterling account
Cheers Mitzy, will definately look into it. Off to Spain in the morning, to see some sun I hope!!Luv Eve
May 27th 2007, 8:02 am
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Re: Sterling account
Hi everyone,I am sure someone out there can help with a bit of info. We obviously have a spanish bank account, which is used for paying bills, saving , taxes etc, we have internet banking and everything is great with it, no probs at all. We are sure we have heard of sterling accounts where you can transfer from Uk in sterling and the spanish bank changes the amount to euros when the rate is doing well therefore getting a good deal and also doesn't charge. It sounds too good to be true. I know our bank doesn't have this facility. Does anyone know of such a thing or even what I am talking about. I know there are offshore accounts but they have to be started with quite large amounts.
Oh well will leave it in your capable hands, i am sure someone will reply, even if it is only to say that I am completely nuts, which actually isn't far off the truth!!
Luv Eve
xx
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May 27th 2007, 9:23 pm
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Re: Sterling account
Hi , ta for that. is it a bank that covers the whole of Spain, or is it regional. looking into ther other link as well.
Thank you
Eve
Thank you
Eve
