Bank account

 

It is often a lot easier to set up a UK bank account from your home country. Contact your local bank to see if they can help.

 

But... if you have arrived in the UK without a bank account we can help. We have an agreement with Barclays who will come to our offices and set up a bank account for you.

 

In order to do this you will need to bring in the following and also let your consultant know you require a bank account to be set up.

 

Australians & South Africans



Need only a passport.

 


New Zealanders & Canadians



Passport and Proof of Address in Canada from within the last 3 months.

 

 

A standard account is free but Barclays also offer these 2 accounts (As of Jan 2009)

 

Two New Insurance accounts:

 

My UK Essentials £8.00 per month

 

  • Room insurance
  • Gadget insurance (3 items NO laptop but they are looking to add it due to demand) eg.
    Digital Camera
    iPod
    Sat nav
    Mobile Phone
    PDA
    Video Camera
  • Accidental death cover (1 lump sum of £7,500)

 

All accounts will initially it will be a solo type account but will quickly change to a switch account that comes with cheque book / credit card etc when your salary starts getting paid in.