Tips for your property inspection trip to France
Mar Bonnin-Palmer runs down the basics of planning a trip to check out likely French dream homes and explains the advantages of getting your budget sorted out…
No transfer fees
High street banks can charge up to £40 every time you send money abroad. Moneycorp has an exclusive offer for French Entrée by which you are not charged any transfer fees for your international payments, regardless of the amount or method of purchase.
Expert guidance
You will have access to a foreign exchange expert at moneycorp who will assess your deadlines, budget and expectations and will explain your options as early in the process as you want. You could eve fix a rate of exchange in advance of a payment -even two years before payment is due.
Great exchange rates
moneycorp typically offer better exchange rates than the high street bank: you can save almost €5,000 on a transfer of £100,000.
Safe and Secure
All client funds are safeguarded in segregated client bank accounts. Personal information is always kept safe for peace of mind.
Diversity of payment options
With moneycorp you would be offered different ways to manage your foreign exchange and make your payments. Over the telephone or using a 24/7 online platform you would be able to fix a rate in advance of a payment, place a market order to track a specific rate or set a plan to deal with smaller payments.
Explorer Travelcard
When you open an account with moneycorp you will be given access to a pre-paid explorer card with great rates of exchange in your travel money and no fees when using ATMS whilst you are in France looking for properties.
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