 Poster: A snowHead
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About to open a French bank account.
Any to avoid or are they all OK?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Britain with Credit Agricole is good if your French is less than brilliant as you can always speak to someone in English. I've been very happy with my account.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Credit Agrocole de Savoie in Moutiers has an English speaking account manager who was very helpful in setting it all up if the localle fits.
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I've found HSBC Premier reasonable. English website and phone lines help.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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britline CA.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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No probs with Banque Savoie.
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I meant Britline. Typo
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We have an account with Barclays France, we had to open it with them as part of the mortgage.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I had a Societe General account when I was there for a year. They were poo-poo; although that may have been because I was a student and had very little money, so they didn't care.
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Another happy Britline user. Been with them for 14 years and not had any problems.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Philip1972, where (in France)?
If it's a local branch, much depends on the local staff I find. We have had very mixed experiences with Credit Agricole des Savoie in Chamonix. Others have had good experiences.
Britline sound much more like a standard UK style call centre based operation, which at least means homogeneity of service.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Thu 5-11-15 13:03; edited 1 time in total
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@under a new name, just what I was going to say.
We use CIC and they are very good. You have to pop in alot to start with but I have the direct line and email address of my bank manager and she sorts everything out for me.
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CA Britline make it easy to open an account online and are easy to deal with, they have apps and English and most of their customers have holiday homes in France so they have good insurance products etc. However, due to the French have a regional banking system its certainly more convenient to have your bank account in the same "department" as the one you live in.
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You know it makes sense.
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CA Britline lost several hundred euros in cash which CA in Monetier allowed to be paid in, but then decided it couldn't accept. All to do with it being a separate region. Britline handled it badly, which included closing my account because it had no money in it, despite the money being somewhere in their system. Barclays France have been fine up until now.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Most french bank accounts are more expensive, faffy and less good than in the Uk in my experience.
We use credit agricole who we are mostly - but not totally - happy with - I'd maybe give them a 6/10. I've also heard good things about the post office accounts which are cheaper than regular banks.
Who you have as a conseiller makes a big difference even within the same branch so ask to be moved to someone else if they aren't helpful.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Again my advice would be go local - you can then pop in and sort things out face to face. Language is now less of a problem as most of 'young France' has embraced English. I'm with Banque de Savoie, more expensive than UK, a bit more bureaucratic than the UK (as I most French banks I think) but when I walk through the door I get a 'Bonjour Monsieur Chocksaway' despite only going in their once or twice a year. When they thought there was an issue with my bank card they called me on my UK mobile - told me they were blocking it and sent me another in 4 days.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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unfortunately, @Snow and Sunshine, if you are operating in France, you more or less need a French a/c.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I use Britline and am pleased I have as I think they make things easier if like mine your French isn't great and you're not used to the system. The French system is very frustrating though.
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I also use Britline and recommend them.
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