Transferring money to an EU Bank Account

humph_2

I have just reserved a holiday on a houseboat in Amsterdam. It looks amazing. Anyway my point is the boat owner wants me to transfer half the money directly to her bank account.

The bank is RaboBank in the Netherlands.

I have the account number and name and the IBAN Nr and the BIC code. I bank with NatWest.

How do I go about making the payment?

Any ideas will be gratefully accepted.

Warm regards

humph

jonesMUFCforever

International payment at your bank.
Likely cost between £10 and £20.

Do they not take credit cards or Paypal.

If they did it would work out much cheaper.

greyteam1959

And then she sails off into the sunset with your money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would be very wary of a transaction like this........unless of course you know the lady.....and even so you will have no comeback whatsoever.
10% would be the amount I would risk not 50%

soolin

Yes , bank transfers are wonderful for the person receiving the money, no fees and no hassle. However for the person sending the money it takes a real leap of faith unless you know the receiver very very well.

rach29

If, however, you do decide to make a transfer ask Natwest for a "Relay" Payment. It's their cheapest foreign payment method, around £10 and takes around five days. Be insistent though, some branch staff seem not to know about it

humph_2

I will be making the transfer - I'll go into Natwest tomorrow. I have researched the holiday and have no reason to be suspicious - far from it in fact. I'll send the money and look forward to a unique experience.

www.lemaroxidien.com

Thanks for all your help.

humph

humph_2

The very lovely Kathrin has just emailed to say pay when I get there as the transfer will take 5 working days and I will be there next Monday.

Thanks once again for your help.

humph

beverleyhills

Looks good. Please let us know how you get on.

Enjoy.

Merrywidow

Went to Amsterdam for a holiday in 1966 and stayed there for 30 years. Great country. Amsterdam really swings. Have a great time, whatch the midges on the canals, take a good cream.I am addicted to the raw herring - try some.

Merrywidow

So Humph, how was Amsterdam - did you try the herring? or the eel, the brown shrimps oh I can taste them now - more importantly did you escape the midges - let us know. cheers.