Bank Accounts

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Postby wanderlust » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:51 pm

Natwest will also accept canadian bank statements sent to your new address in the UK. (along with a passport and letter of employment)
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Postby oohmercyme » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:55 am

[quote="wanderlust"]apparently tenancy agreements don't prove anthing. it has to be a @&**# bill with your name on it. though i haven't tried hsbc, yet.

p.s. i heard that a little crying helps too.[/quote]

Ya- just tried the tenacny agreement thing myself and I cried, well not really, but got teary- didn't help!

I know have my staff ID and apparently the council has an arrangement with Llyod's. It's insane!
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Postby Jeggoes » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:19 am

Get your boss or HR manager to help you find a bank. Most companies (if not all now??) prefer your pay to be deposited into a bank account. Mine referred me to a local branch - all done within a day. But when I first arrived - I couldn't get an account and so had to carry all my travellers checks for 6 months - scary. But once I got the job I wanted and settled in - it was very easy. But be patient - it take over 6 months to build a credit rating in the UK. Once you start paying bills (council tax, water, phone etc) it gets much easier!

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Postby Adubea » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:01 am

Can someone please just clarify for me what is the best way to get a UK account set-up?
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