@colin in amsterdam
English expat in the Netherlands
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Registration: 27 January 2025
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UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ...
Quite correct ! I forgot to mention that Revolut is a realistic alternative to using a NL bank for your sterling account. It costs about the same. Its big plus is that its currency conversion fee is somewhere around 0.15% off midrate instead of ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ...
@SimCityATIndeed .... but I expect it will become an issue in a few years time. To the extent I have an issue now it's the following: As a retail customer I have no way of seeing what HSBC's game plan is. Their websites are information-free; if ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ...
As a NL resident: After Brexit when Lloyds UK ditched me as a customer I opened a GBP account with HSBC. Now (Jan 2025) they are not letting NL residents open any new sterling accounts (though I can keep the ones I have for now). I assume they'll ... Read More