Holaitsdavid wrote on Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:48pm:
On home insurance you will find Abbeygate very helpful and all speak English. https://www.abbeygateinsure.com/
Regarding Banking as you now have a Spanish address you can open a Euro account with N26 who are brilliant and very low cost, far better than local banks and can be up and running very quickly. https:/...
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.../n26.com/en-es/blog/local-iban-spain You can top up very cheaply via Wise https://wise.com/
This is the sort of situation that is very worrying with these new online banks - N26 | An Update from N26 US — N26
I suppose we can 'assume' that would not happen as their business focus is Europe. Still it leaves one feeling vulnerable if all your banking is with them.
As an optional bank seems like a good idea though.
Update: I have checked the N26 and they will switch all direct debits in 10 minutes - No Charge. --- For the same I pay Sabadell I can have their deluxe package which includes all sorts of insurance options. I am going to meet with Sabadell in a week to see what they have to offer me before I make the switch. Will keep this line updated with my progress for others.