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A UK or Irish bank that would switch a current account from Italy (UniCredit)

  • 17-12-2015 4:08am
    #1
    Neil3030
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,154 ✭✭✭✭


    So I have an old current account in Italy that's just chewing away at the small balance I left in it with its monthly fees. However to close it, I apparently need to go to the branch, sign forms etc. Not worth the price of the flight to go, and I don't just want to leave the account go into an overdraft once the monthly fees take the remaining balance.

    I thought one way around this might be to avail of a switching service with a new current account - does anyone know of a bank in either the UK or Ireland that would switch the account from Italy? The account is with UniCredit.

    Thanks for any advice.


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  • #2
    BuffyBot
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    There isn't really any pan-European switching service, alas.


  • #3
    JTMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭JTMan


    Neil3030 wrote: »
    So I have an old current account in Italy that's just chewing away at the small balance I left in it with its monthly fees. However to close it, I apparently need to go to the branch, sign forms etc. Not worth the price of the flight to go, and I don't just want to leave the account go into an overdraft once the monthly fees take the remaining balance.

    I thought one way around this might be to avail of a switching service with a new current account - does anyone know of a bank in either the UK or Ireland that would switch the account from Italy? The account is with UniCredit.

    Thanks for any advice.

    Most banks will accept a letter to close an account. Ring and insist that you cannot be there is person to close the account.


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