Changing foreign currency can cost a lot. How would you like free bank to bank transfer to a euro account and pay no commission and get up to 15% more euros to the pound- it is so easy if you plan ahead when buying a property in Europe and order euros well in advance. Called forward purchase currency contracts. You can use min of £50,000 to order euros at an agreed forward rate guaranteed by contract and then the euros are delivered via a free bank to bank transfer to a euro account from 90 to 360 days time. This ensure greater savings towards purchase of new villa! for more info e-mail david.coates93@ntlworld.com (check out www.eurocashvat.com) ...  Read the complete review

Is it just me or does anyone else out there fear change? I'm talking about the Euro. I won't pretend to fully understand the euro or why it will or won't benefit us so this op is to let everyone know the thoughts of a young and naïve individual. You never know people may pity me and explain it a bit more. So as far as I know the government wants the European countries like Spain, France and England to use the same currency called the Euro. Some countries have already taken up the new coins and notes. My boyfriend went to Tenerife in January and had to get loads of euros. 20euros works out at around £12.99. The coins are smaller and are called ...  Read the complete review

Well it has been coming for some time and us Brits aren't in it but we are bound to be affected by it in many ways - economically, on holiday, in high street stores in the UK and we may even have the Euro as our currency one day. The currency is very new beginning as legal tender on 1 Jan 2002. Today more than 300 million people started to use the new currency and rated as the biggest ever money changeover in history. Here is my guide to what it is, exchange rates, and which countries now have the Euro as their national currency. I don't intend to write a big economic piece at this time as I think there is possibly too much confusion around, ...  Read the complete review