10 Feb 2021 1:59 PM:

Brilliant, thanks to you all for you help and advice..it has been most useful.

I guess my last question would be... if I have to do a one off large sum say 50K (which I do shortly to pay off my mortgage) would you advise using a one of currency exchange for this purpose ie. GC partners or something?  I am guessing doing this via the Starling/N26/Travelwise options may be more expensive......OR NOT?

Apologies for all the questions but I am trying to google some of this and there is no clear answer I can see :-)

 

 

 

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10 Feb 2021 1:05 PM:

Many thanks for all information on Travelwise/Starling.

Can I just ask one more piece of advice....If I went ahead with one of these accounts is it safe to close my account with Ibercaja (so have no Spanish bank account) and get all my dd's etc. from out of the Travelwise/Starling for things like Rubbish/Water/Electricity/Community Charge etc.

I could transfer my money across either through Travelwise/Starling as a lump sum into their Euro account from my UK Travelwise/Starling account say once/twice a year to cover off my DD's and any expenses when in country (if I ever get there) and use their debit card (euro/gbp) to pay in country..

Does anyone do this ie. survive with a Travelwise/Starling card only and NO Spanish bank account?

Thanks in advance to you all.

 

 

 

 

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10 Feb 2021 10:43 AM:

I am a non-resident in Spain and have a spanish bank account but I was thinking of moving to Starling - thanks for all of this information it is really useful.

Can I just ask one quick question.  As an example if I wanted to do a transfer say once or twice a year of 3-4,000 Euros is it better to use an exchange company or use your Starling account internal transfer? 

I was wondering how this works if you used the exchange company straight into your Starling Euro Account - guessing the charges only from the exchange company? and if you transferred from your Starling GBP Account to your Euro does it work out cheaper?

Any help would be greatly appreciated in making the decision to open this account up. Thank you in advance

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