From: "Marcus Fox" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: euro bank account in UK
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:38:17 +0100


"Mike Muppet"  wrote in message
news:f3p9cf$osh$2@aioe.org...
> PeterW wrote:
> > Could someone advise me if any UK banks allow deposits of euros which
can be
> > kept as euros (earn interest) and withdrawn as euros - i.e. a UK based
Euro
> > bank account
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Peter
>
> Why do you want a UK bank? Most European Banks will give you a Visa
> which can withdraw Euros on the continent.

And with Nationwide they will give you the actual exchange rate, rather than
one of the unfavourable ones commonly set to make a profit on "commission
free" currency deals.

Marcus