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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:38am
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Chris67

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Hi I hope you can help and am buying a holiday home hopefully completing early August. I am trying to sort a basic Spanish bank account out through Sabadell but all there accounts seem to have fees associated with them. All I need the account for is to pay a regularly monthly standing order from a uk account to purely pay utility bills, local council tax and monthly maintenance fees. Can anyone suggest a bank that          Offers free banking for this purpose.

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:10am

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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:10am

Chris67 wrote on Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:38am:

Hi I hope you can help and am buying a holiday home hopefully completing early August. I am trying to sort a basic Spanish bank account out through Sabadell but all there accounts seem to have fees associated with them. All I need the account for is to pay a regularly monthly standing order from ...

 

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...a uk account to purely pay utility bills, local council tax and monthly maintenance fees. Can anyone suggest a bank that          Offers free banking for this purpose.

If you keep 2000€ in your account with Bankia then there are no charges as a non resident. You will be charged for a credit/debit card but it is refunded back to your account. The account is POR SER TU. I have been with Bankia for a few years after moving from other banks when fees were introduced.

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:22pm

Trick1959

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 5:22pm

Hi I'm thinking of opening account as I see you have done ,can you tell me the process and what you actually need ,non resident at the moment any help much appreciated thanks .Michael

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:53pm

Lovemelovemyshoes

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:53pm

We are in the process process purchasing too and our solicitor opened a bank acc for us so we haven’t needed to do anything.  

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:04pm

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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:04pm

Chris67 wrote on Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:38am:

Hi I hope you can help and am buying a holiday home hopefully completing early August. I am trying to sort a basic Spanish bank account out through Sabadell but all there accounts seem to have fees associated with them. All I need the account for is to pay a regularly monthly standing order from ...

 

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...a uk account to purely pay utility bills, local council tax and monthly maintenance fees. Can anyone suggest a bank that          Offers free banking for this purpose.

Hi Do what i do have all my utility bills sent online then pay with a u k  Halifax Clarity Card with no foriegn exchange fees

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:14pm

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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:14pm

You may want to look at CUENTA ON with Bankia. It is purely an online account. I don't remember all the details but you can find them in English online and no fees. 

I was planning on changing to that but was advised that the Bankia account I have at present is better for me.

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