Banks in the Canary Islands operate a little differently to those in other European Countries and in particular those in the United Kingdom, be aware that the charges made can differ from bank to bank, most banks charge to receive money from abroad, and of course when sending money to your account for a property purchase in the Canary Islands and of course Gran Canaria all banks have to produce a bank entry certificates when monies are being received from overseas.
GoldAcre Estates have very good relationships with all the major banks operating within Gran Canaria and include banks such as SolBank, CAM Bank, Barclays Bank, La Caja de Canarias, Banca March, B.B.V.A, Caja Madrid, Banco Santander to name just a few.
Many leading Banks are able to converse in several different languages including English, German and obviously Spanish, most offer internet banking and have websites that offer different language options.
All Canary Island banks have excellent mortgage options and interest rates are generally cheaper than those offered in the United Kingdom and some other European Countries. |
