choosing a bank

claranne Member

Member since 06 November 2011

claranneMember18 May 2013 17:02:30

Hi,

I am moving to Edinburgh and I will need to open a bank account. Any advice on which to choose, or not choose?

Thank you! :-)

emmapeel87 Contributor

Member since 05 November 2011

emmapeel87Contributor20 May 2013 21:58:53

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Hi,

As you're gonna be new in Scotland, the most easy way to get an account is with Lloyds TSB or Hallifax (you can do it online). Basically Bank of Scotland for an example wont give you an account the first year so you don't have a lot of choices.

claranne Member

Member since 06 November 2011

claranneMember21 May 2013 05:44:30

Thank you! :-)

EndlesslyChaningHorizon New member

Member since 08 April 2013

EndlesslyChaningHorizonNew member08 June 2013 21:18:09

You can also open one with Barclays; there's one just off of Princes street if you're interested. We just went through the process of looking for banks here, and most of them require European ID. Barclays and a few others will open one for you with just your passport.

We just did a post on our experiences in [link moderated], if you want to read a bit more about it.