Going off Travelling and need a euro account

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missile wrote: »

I use CAM Bank in spain> https://www.cam.es/EN/Paginas/inicio.aspx
They do not charge for servicing my current account. The only charge I pay is for my Maestro card which is accepted throughout the EU.

I don't know which part of Germany your son is in? I had no trouble using UK issued crads, when I worked there. However it is far more common for people to pay by cash than card. In most EU countries, I have found that Visa and Master Cards issued in the UK are universally accepted. Amex is not as widely accepted.

You should find many suitable properties available for 6 month lease in Seville. There are quite strict laws to protect tennats in spain and it is extremely difficult to evict a bad tennant. Unfortunately it is not uncommon for Brits to pay one month deposit then squat defaulting on the utility bills etc. Hence you may find some landlords are reluctant and it may be to your advantage to provide good references.
see here>
http://www.helloseville.com/
http://www.friendlyrentals.com/

Thanks for this Missile,

I will research this link.

Our son was in Frankfurt so you would think there of all places in Germany he wouldn't have encountered a problem!

What we are planning is not the norm so I guess we will find things a little harder (part of the challenge )

We are close to deciding just to arrive then go on a hunt for somewhere to rent. being on the spot so we can view is going to be easier than trying to arrange something from the UK. because who knows it may be a horrid dump or next to something horrid!

Has anyone taken Spanish speaking classes in Seville? Any recommendations? :rolleyes: