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Ace wrote:
>
> What/where/when?
>
> Oh, OK, just what and where then.

thank you

what isn't entirely clear yet, until i find out whether the van is
available, but it will certainly include moving boxes and bookcases and
putting together at least one bed.

where is between Saintes and Bordeaux - not exactly next door to you.

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vulgarandmischevious wrote:
>
> Ah. My parents are going to get a place somewhere round there. Do you
> have an estate agent to recommend?

depends where - the agents tend to be very local. i can not-recommend a
couple

there's a house going in a lovely little town - it was my second choice,
and i'm still not sure i made the right decision. seller is in .uk and
desperate to offload it quickly, will drop the price lots.

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fluffycat wrote:
> vulgarandmischevious wrote:
>>
>> Ah. My parents are going to get a place somewhere round there. Do
>> you have an estate agent to recommend?
>
> depends where - the agents tend to be very local. i can not-recommend
> a couple
>
> there's a house going in a lovely little town - it was my second
> choice, and i'm still not sure i made the right decision. seller is
> in .uk and desperate to offload it quickly, will drop the price lots.

I get out to Merignac a couple of times a year as one of our Graphics Card
manufacturers is based there. Not to far from Bordeaux. Nice part of the
world and great if you like planes as there is a (iirc) Dassult place
opposite the business park they are based on, which has all sorts of test
flights going in and out most of the day.


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Brownz @ Work wrote:
> I get out to Merignac a couple of times a year as one of our Graphics Card
> manufacturers is based there.

visit!

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"fluffycat" <fluffycat.DeleteThis@ukrm.co.uk> schreef in bericht
news:fp42ag$m9d$1@media-center.localdomain...
> dog wrote:
>> fluffycat wrote:
>>> - advice on best way to get pounds into euros and to the notaire
>>
>> ask the notaire for their rib. it will have an iban code on it. call or
>> go to your bank's forex department and request a swift transfer. quote
>> the iban. pay 21 pounds. job done.
>
> nice and simple, but doesn't it get you the worst possible exchange rate?
> on 180,000 euros a few points makes a lot of pounds or otherwise, and the
> current exchange rate would leave me too broke to buy food afterwards
>
> i've opened an account with Travelex (the company that does furrin munny
> for HSBC etc) in the hope that it will be better.

Eh?

I transfered money to a few UKRM people and haven't had to pay any costs (NL
to UK). I didn't hear them complain about getting less money. If you (or a
trusted friend) have a French account, can't you just transfer funds for
free (I had to choose shared costs in online banking)?

(or am I missing/misinterpretting something)
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Spete wrote:

>
> "fluffycat" <fluffycat RemoveThis @ukrm.co.uk> schreef in bericht
> news:fp42ag$m9d$1@media-center.localdomain...
> > dog wrote:
> > > fluffycat wrote:
> >>> - advice on best way to get pounds into euros and to the notaire
> > >
> > > ask the notaire for their rib. it will have an iban code on it.
> > > call or go to your bank's forex department and request a swift
> > > transfer. quote the iban. pay 21 pounds. job done.
> >
> > nice and simple, but doesn't it get you the worst possible exchange
> > rate? on 180,000 euros a few points makes a lot of pounds or
> > otherwise, and the current exchange rate would leave me too broke
> > to buy food afterwards
> >
> > i've opened an account with Travelex (the company that does furrin
> > munny for HSBC etc) in the hope that it will be better.
>
> Eh?
>
> I transfered money to a few UKRM people and haven't had to pay any
> costs (NL to UK). I didn't hear them complain about getting less
> money. If you (or a trusted friend) have a French account, can't you
> just transfer funds for free (I had to choose shared costs in online
> banking)?
>
> (or am I missing/misinterpretting something)

Yes, you're missing the fact that UK banks really like filleting their
customers and hence charge quite a lot of money for those who want to
transfer money to part furreign.

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:15:56 +0000, in
<xn0fmtgcccjagq000 DeleteThis @nermal.unix-consult.com>, "Timo Geusch"
<tnewsSPAMMENOT DeleteThis @unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:

>Spete wrote:

>> Eh?
>>
>> I transfered money to a few UKRM people and haven't had to pay any
>> costs (NL to UK). I didn't hear them complain about getting less
>> money. If you (or a trusted friend) have a French account, can't you
>> just transfer funds for free (I had to choose shared costs in online
>> banking)?
>>
>> (or am I missing/misinterpretting something)
>
>Yes, you're missing the fact that UK banks really like filleting their
>customers and hence charge quite a lot of money for those who want to
>transfer money to part furreign.

Not just UK banks. Funds transfers from any of our Swiss accounts,
either to the UK or to France, always incur a handling charge,
something like 5 fr (2 quid).
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Ace wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:15:56 +0000, in
> <xn0fmtgcccjagq000.TakeThisOut@nermal.unix-consult.com>, "Timo Geusch"
> <tnewsSPAMMENOT.TakeThisOut@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Spete wrote:
>
> >> Eh?
> >>
> >> I transfered money to a few UKRM people and haven't had to pay any
> >> costs (NL to UK). I didn't hear them complain about getting less
> >> money. If you (or a trusted friend) have a French account, can't
> you >> just transfer funds for free (I had to choose shared costs in
> online >> banking)?
> >>
> >> (or am I missing/misinterpretting something)
> >
> > Yes, you're missing the fact that UK banks really like filleting
> > their customers and hence charge quite a lot of money for those who
> > want to transfer money to part furreign.
>
> Not just UK banks. Funds transfers from any of our Swiss accounts,
> either to the UK or to France, always incur a handling charge,
> something like 5 fr (2 quid).

Cheapest I could find here to transfer to Germany and Switzerland is
about 10 quid, so count yourself lucky...

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:55:05 +0000, "Timo Geusch"
<tnewsSPAMMENOT.RemoveThis@unixconsult.co.uk> squeezed out the following:

>Ace wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:15:56 +0000, in
>> <xn0fmtgcccjagq000.RemoveThis@nermal.unix-consult.com>, "Timo Geusch"
>> <tnewsSPAMMENOT.RemoveThis@unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > Spete wrote:
>>
>> >> Eh?
>> >>
>> >> I transfered money to a few UKRM people and haven't had to pay any
>> >> costs (NL to UK). I didn't hear them complain about getting less
>> >> money. If you (or a trusted friend) have a French account, can't
>> you >> just transfer funds for free (I had to choose shared costs in
>> online >> banking)?
>> >>
>> >> (or am I missing/misinterpretting something)
>> >
>> > Yes, you're missing the fact that UK banks really like filleting
>> > their customers and hence charge quite a lot of money for those who
>> > want to transfer money to part furreign.
>>
>> Not just UK banks. Funds transfers from any of our Swiss accounts,
>> either to the UK or to France, always incur a handling charge,
>> something like 5 fr (2 quid).
>
>Cheapest I could find here to transfer to Germany and Switzerland is
>about 10 quid, so count yourself lucky...

With whom? I need to pay a deposit to a German hotel's bank account
and £15 is the cheapest I've found so far.

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Colin Irvine <Colin.Irvine RemoveThis @seebottomof.home.page> writes:

> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:55:05 +0000, "Timo Geusch"
> <tnewsSPAMMENOT RemoveThis @unixconsult.co.uk> squeezed out the following:
>
>>Ace wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:15:56 +0000, in
>>> <xn0fmtgcccjagq000 RemoveThis @nermal.unix-consult.com>, "Timo Geusch"
>>> <tnewsSPAMMENOT RemoveThis @unixconsult.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Spete wrote:
>>>
>>> >> Eh?
>>> >>
>>> >> I transfered money to a few UKRM people and haven't had to pay any
>>> >> costs (NL to UK). I didn't hear them complain about getting less
>>> >> money. If you (or a trusted friend) have a French account, can't
>>> you >> just transfer funds for free (I had to choose shared costs in
>>> online >> banking)?
>>> >>
>>> >> (or am I missing/misinterpretting something)
>>> >
>>> > Yes, you're missing the fact that UK banks really like filleting
>>> > their customers and hence charge quite a lot of money for those who
>>> > want to transfer money to part furreign.
>>>
>>> Not just UK banks. Funds transfers from any of our Swiss accounts,
>>> either to the UK or to France, always incur a handling charge,
>>> something like 5 fr (2 quid).
>>
>>Cheapest I could find here to transfer to Germany and Switzerland is
>>about 10 quid, so count yourself lucky...
>
> With whom? I need to pay a deposit to a German hotel's bank account
> and £15 is the cheapest I've found so far.

Co-Operative Bank/Smile. I haven't checked their fees lately but they
used to be the cheapest by far. Just had a quick look on the smile
website and the TIPANET transfer to Germany is 8 quid. Switzerland was
more expensive because they do use a different transfer method.

One thing I didn't check is how good the exchange rate is - I don't
think it's way out of line with other banks but proper currency transfer
services are supposed to offer better rates.

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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:07:59 +0000, Timo Geusch
<tnewsSPAMMENOT DeleteThis @unixconsult.co.uk> squeezed out the following:

>Colin Irvine <Colin.Irvine DeleteThis @seebottomof.home.page> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:55:05 +0000, "Timo Geusch"
>> <tnewsSPAMMENOT DeleteThis @unixconsult.co.uk> squeezed out the following:
>>>Cheapest I could find here to transfer to Germany and Switzerland is
>>>about 10 quid, so count yourself lucky...
>>
>> With whom? I need to pay a deposit to a German hotel's bank account
>> and £15 is the cheapest I've found so far.
>
>Co-Operative Bank/Smile. I haven't checked their fees lately but they
>used to be the cheapest by far. Just had a quick look on the smile
>website and the TIPANET transfer to Germany is 8 quid. Switzerland was
>more expensive because they do use a different transfer method.
>
>One thing I didn't check is how good the exchange rate is - I don't
>think it's way out of line with other banks but proper currency transfer
>services are supposed to offer better rates.

Thanks for that - I shall do some investigating. I fancy using Co-op a
bit more anyway, from an ethical point of view.

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Colin Irvine <Colin.Irvine DeleteThis @seebottomof.home.page> writes:

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:07:59 +0000, Timo Geusch
> <tnewsSPAMMENOT DeleteThis @unixconsult.co.uk> squeezed out the following:
>
>>Colin Irvine <Colin.Irvine DeleteThis @seebottomof.home.page> writes:
>>
>>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:55:05 +0000, "Timo Geusch"
>>> <tnewsSPAMMENOT DeleteThis @unixconsult.co.uk> squeezed out the following:
>>>>Cheapest I could find here to transfer to Germany and Switzerland is
>>>>about 10 quid, so count yourself lucky...
>>>
>>> With whom? I need to pay a deposit to a German hotel's bank account
>>> and £15 is the cheapest I've found so far.
>>
>>Co-Operative Bank/Smile. I haven't checked their fees lately but they
>>used to be the cheapest by far. Just had a quick look on the smile
>>website and the TIPANET transfer to Germany is 8 quid. Switzerland was
>>more expensive because they do use a different transfer method.
>>
>>One thing I didn't check is how good the exchange rate is - I don't
>>think it's way out of line with other banks but proper currency transfer
>>services are supposed to offer better rates.
>
> Thanks for that - I shall do some investigating. I fancy using Co-op a
> bit more anyway, from an ethical point of view.

Don't go for the basic Co-Op account unless necessary as it pays no
interest whatsoever. Go for a smile one instead (and I can check if
there are any "recommend a mate" promotions going on, but I don't think
so at the moment) as that pays at least some interest...

Doing transfers abroad is no problem from either and it's a lot easier
from a smile account as that can be done from the comfort of your
armchair. Haven't looked at the co-op online banking for a while but it
used to be a different system that was rather dire.

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