irlandais Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Is there a site which compares bank charges?If not, does anyone know who offers the best value banking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irlandais Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 I've managed to answer my own question.If anyone who's interested, take a look here:http://www.testepourvous.com/banque/tarifs_home.aspLooks like there is a bank which offer's free banking (providing you make €500 worth of transactions a month), but I've never heard of them before...http://www.boursorama.com/banque/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessfou Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 [quote]but I've never heard of them before...[/quote]I have and, as far as I know, they're good. They are much better known to me as stockbrokers but, unlike in the UK (where, incidentally, Boursorama bought ComDirect a couple of years ago), where all the major banks bought a stockbroker after Big Bang in the 1980s, it seems to me (and I may be completely wrong - if you dig down, you may find more banks) that here the Brokers have added banking in order to compete better (in particular to be able to offer PEAs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irlandais Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 [quote user="chessfou"]I have and, as far as I know, they're good. They are much better known to me as stockbrokers but, unlike in the UK (where, incidentally, Boursorama bought ComDirect a couple of years ago), where all the major banks bought a stockbroker after Big Bang in the 1980s, it seems to me (and I may be completely wrong - if you dig down, you may find more banks) that here the Brokers have added banking in order to compete better (in particular to be able to offer PEAs).[/quote]Useful info chessfou, thanks.Keeping in mind how much the French love bureaucracy, how difficult is it to switch your bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Some Fench banks have leaflets saying they will do all the paperwork for you standing orders for you. Opening an account is a lot simpler I think than in England just take the norml stuff with you (Wedding [if you have one] and Birth Certificates, a couple of Bills like EDF and French Telecom). If you live here a tax form is probably the best because it proves, to a degree, that you are resident. If you have not completed your purchase of a house then you can get a letter from the Notaire which is what we did.Am I right in my understanding from their website that Boursorama also give interest on their current account if you have over 1,500 Euros in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jc Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 You now need an overseas tax form(ie Uk notice of coding or similar)to open a non-resident account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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