Bank Charges

Thanks for the info Ray 👍

Nige

The below recent post covers your question too.

Can I pay all utility bills from my Irish bank account DD

It's always been a source of bewilderment to me why is it that when somebody doesn't like or agree with how something works in Spain they almost always fall back to drawing comparisons on how it worked in the UK?

Nothing else to compare it to?🤔

Hi, I have written many replies on this subject to changing our non resident(obviously ok for residents too) bank account with Sabadell last March due to their extortionate fees for non residents. I changed after researching every bank possible(Uk and Spanish) to Cajamar bank and happily paid no fees since March. If you go their website and review in english, they have no stipulations or rules. Account is "weferrent", its online but its free unless you make a face to face transaction in branch when a 7€fee for that month only(covers that month) then using it is free.(no charge for opening in branch). I have never been in my Uk bank for over 10years. You can deposit cash via atm and they switched our direct debits but you need to leave old account open for at least a month till new bank takeover. You can inform your direct debit companies yourself for quickness instead.(I checked all my companies myself after opening acct to be sure).

I cant recommend enough how highly I think of this bank, no attempt to sell insurance, no rules(didnt want to put large amounts of money every month just to get free banking) especially as non residents, I need my money at home! Only slight drawback, perhaps no english speakers in branch, certainly not in ours(inland Villena) but we managed with our "poco espanol" and google translate. App is also now in english (wasnt last March). Do need a spanish mobile no.

Please change, you wont regret it

Regards

Pauline.

Thanks for the info Pauline

Yes Ray, you,re right, it unfortunately was no good for us as its residents only.

Pauline