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12 Feb 2008 12:00 AM by Acapulco Star rating in Costa Blanca South.. 342 posts Send private message

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We were going to rent out our UK house when we eventually move to Spain but but now feel we would like to sell our house and invest the money for a little extra income.

Can anyone advise regarding savings in a Spanish bank, what sort of interest rates are available etc.or would we be better off leaving the money in the UK?



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12 Feb 2008 6:11 PM by morerosado Star rating. 6927 posts Send private message

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Don't you have to be resident in the UK to leave money in bank in UK   

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12 Feb 2008 7:21 PM by Acapulco Star rating in Costa Blanca South.. 342 posts Send private message

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Probably More',never thought of that.

Are spanish taxes oninterst earned high?



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12 Feb 2008 7:36 PM by semijubilada Star rating in London/Torrevieja. 1052 posts Send private message

You have to be resident in the UK to open a bank account but once opened you can change your address when you move over to Spain and have your mail including Cr/Dr cards delivered there.

Many people report on forums who have done this with Nationwide, Lloyds are two that I remember being discussed.

Some people even have their pensions paid in there and draw out from the atm's in Spain.





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12 Feb 2008 10:14 PM by morerosado Star rating. 6927 posts Send private message

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Sorry Acapulco & Semi, I recall now.  Had a memory lapse.



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12 Feb 2008 11:16 PM by Acapulco Star rating in Costa Blanca South.. 342 posts Send private message

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Thats good,changing banks can be a real pain.

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12 Feb 2008 11:22 PM by morerosado Star rating. 6927 posts Send private message

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Acapulco, it's high time you had an avatar, don't you think ?

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13 Feb 2008 9:32 AM by Acapulco Star rating in Costa Blanca South.. 342 posts Send private message

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Suppose you're right More.I will try to find something suitable.

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16 Feb 2008 3:51 PM by morerosado Star rating. 6927 posts Send private message

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Hi again, Acapulco. You were asking about savings rates.

We've just had details in the post about DD's out of our Halifax ES account.  Halifax ES also has included details (in English ) of their 12 month Halifax Deposit. It pays 5.00% APR on maturity & it's available from 6,000€. Interest rates effective from 1st Feb, 2008.

www.halifax.es



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16 Feb 2008 4:35 PM by Acapulco Star rating in Costa Blanca South.. 342 posts Send private message

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Thanks More.

Got my rucksack packed and my stun gun and net. Just off Avatar hunting.



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16 Feb 2008 4:37 PM by morerosado Star rating. 6927 posts Send private message

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Ok, cya when you return with one.

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28 Mar 2008 6:54 PM by flyingcat Star rating in London/Mojacar. 85 posts Send private message

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Bancaja offer non-resident sterling saving account paying 5.75% rate annually, which is tax free because as non-resident you do not pay interest on your saving. that is equal more than 7% in UK before tax. you can hardly bit that? none of ISA offer that high rate



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28 Mar 2008 7:05 PM by Roberto Star rating in Torremolinos. 4551 posts Send private message

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But if you are a tax payer in the UK, you have to declare the interest there, right? And Gordon the Grabber will want his cut.

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03 Jun 2008 9:45 PM by James Lynch Star rating in Bracknell. 20 posts Send private message

Hi All
Could someone tell me the difference between an Escow account and a Bonded account. The Marketing agent who has taken alot of monies was not supposed to hand over deposits to the developer until licence was granted. This has not happened  yet they have given the money to the developer but stated its in a joint bonded account? 
Ocean View Properties despite many request from myself /other purchasers and solicitors will not tell us the name of the bank the money has been deposited in. 
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04 Jun 2008 2:52 PM by Marksfish Star rating in Vera, Almeria. 2624 posts Send private message

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It seems a bit of a minefield. We have a current account with Barclays so naturally thought we would open a savings account too. We went through the trials and tribulations and found an indtant access one with a €1 minimum ans 3.75% which was fine for us. We now find that we can only receive "new" money into this account. i.e. Money that has come from a bank other than Barclays. How stupid is that? The idea was to send over 6 months monies and transfer what wasn't needed into the savings until needed, then transfer back. We are now looking at the Halifax account.

Mark



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