Hi, I am hoping that you can help me. I am looking for information on transferring money (inheritance - several thousand GBP) internationally.
I need to get some money from a UK building society account to a Canadian credit union (similar to a building society) account (where it will be converted to CAD). If I get it wired I lose out by a) lots of intermediaries (neither end has direct access) each taking their cut and b) a lousy exchange rate (as it would be done by one of the intermediaries) so that really doesn't appeal (the exchange rate is bad enough already). I am considering a bankers draft or a cheque sent to me instead. I am not sure whether one is considered more secure than the other - any ideas? Also I am having to consider how it should be sent. At the moment I am thinking of using FedEx or similar rather than trusting the mail, but again I am willing to be convinced otherwise (I'm not very familiar with other options). Oh, and it needs to be a relatively simple method as the people in the UK I am dealing with are clueless (my uncle and his son-in-law - a Cambridge University don but totally ignorant!) I have been told that I have to take 100% responsibility for the money getting to me okay (ie if it goes astray I am the one that loses) so I am really keen on finding the right answer! I need to make a decision very soon as I have to let the UK end know so please send any responses by Sunday 7th November. Thanks in advance, Helen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) in sunny Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada where it is getting cold though thankfully we don't get the same sort of winters as the rest of the country :-) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
