{"id":23441,"date":"2016-08-20T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/planning-to-send-money-overseas-heres-how-to-do-it\/"},"modified":"2016-08-20T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T06:13:25","slug":"planning-to-send-money-overseas-heres-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/planning-to-send-money-overseas-heres-how-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning to send money overseas? Here\u2019s how to do it"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe best deal depends on how much you want to transfer and the type of provider you decide to use (which probably won\u2019t be PayPal)The pound has plummeted to less than 1.15 against the euro and 1.3 against the dollar, the lowest for years. So finding the best foreign exchange provider is more essential than ever. But this article is not about holiday money. It\u2019s about people who need to send small sums regularly, and those making large one-off transfers, such as buying a holiday property. It reveals that some providers are great for large sums, but pricey for smaller transfers \u2013 and it tells you to avoid PayPal, which came out particularly poorly in our price survey.Consumers should first cut through any nonsense about \u201cno fees\u201d or \u201cno commission\u201d. Your key question should be: \u201cAfter all the charges, how many euros\/yen\/dollars etc will I get for X pounds?\u201d To do this, check how much you are offered against the mid-market \u201cinterbank rate\u201d, the rate used when banks trade between one other. You can check the live interbank rate on XE.com. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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