foreign currency exchange for larger sums (not cash)

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Yes. Who are you thinking of?

I too would be very interested to hear of any experience/recommendations/scare stories.

Here's another UK based one. I've never used them, so no opinions

Daytona

Yes, a friend who is going through with a french purchase mentioned currencies4less though as he's taking out a french mortgage he will perhaps not be putting them to the test to any great extent. Since first posting a french estate agent gave me a lead to Britline -

Would be interested if anyone else has a Britline experience.

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be a fully

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I've toyed with the idea of setting up an account with them but I haven't for a couple of reasons:-

I'm eventually going to move to the South of France somewhere, I know Credit Agricole are all over France but Britline is based in Normandy.

They do charge a monthly fee for the account (though I suspect this is common to most French banks)

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indeed and fine for me

if they all charge then it's puzzling as to why you would cite this as a reason.

Well I'm not quite sure they do all charge. I only actually want a bank account in France which allows me to write, say, half a dozen cheques a year. If I can find an account that is quite happy to have a couple of hundred Euros in it with no interest paid but with no costs either then that is all I need at the moment. I don't need a card of any sort nor any other facilities, I just want to be able to write the occasional cheque.

I'm currently hoping that CCF (HSBC in France) may offer me what I want, I'm awaiting their account opening bumph at this very moment.

HSBC's exchange rate is poor, typically worse than 3 cents below median and in this thread I'm trying to explore exchange for larger sums and any connected risks. Clearly for small cheques 3 cents is neither here nor there and will suit you fine.

this thread

Clearly for small

The rate that HSBC use can be quite different in different countries. In the UK its not so good, but I also bank with them here in the Philippines and the exchange rate when I convert Sterling to local currency seems to be 1.25% less than the interbank rate, which is more reasonable.