Sarah Osmond

Hi Leo, I opened a bank account with Barclays in France and they have been great and very easy to deal with. The only main difference from my acount in the UK being that I don't get any interest on my money, but I've been told that this is the case for all bank accounts in France. www.barclays.fr is the website. As for getting your money into that account, I'd agree that your friend is winding you up ..... I use a company called Halo Financial they convert my pounds into Euros and transfer it for me, all at very impressive exchange rates. www.halofinancial.com is their web address.    Hope this helps. S

I also ended up paying significant charges through my bank when I used Lloyds TSB online and the exchange rate wasn't that competitive either. After doing some research into this I found a great company in London called Halo Financial. They are able to transfer money for me over the telephone and I get a very good exchange rate. They transferred money for me and it was in my French account that afternoon.! Very impressed.  Very easy. I'd recommend them. Website is www.halofinancial.com or speak to Dave on 0207 350 5474. S

I'm new to this forum so aplogises if I have got the wrong end of the stick! To transfer money around I use www.halofinancial.com they can move money over to France and back again for you. It is all confirmed on the phone and its very quick and easy. In fact it can happen the same day. Give them a call on 0207 350 5474 and speak to Dave. Hope this is useful. S