Sending money from Canada

[duckers26]

A relative needs to transfer a relatively small amount of money to my UK bank account from hers in Canada. What details do I need to supply her with, just account number and sort code? Also as its under £100 what would be the most cost effective way to do this without incurring a lot of fees? Thanks

[Grenoble]

International bank transfer fees are horrible for an amount of that size.

Quickest would probably be to have them post to you $160+$10 via airmail, and convert it at a bureau de change... the extra $10 to cover commission charges.

[ellroy]

Tell her to post you a cheque if you can wait a few days.

Up to £25 for electronic transfer. If it is needed quickly I think you'd also need an iban(?) number.

[Relli]

My girlfriend is Canadian and uses the Post Office to transfer her money over here...

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/finance/making-payment...

[duckers26]

ellroy said:

Tell her to post you a cheque if you can wait a few days.

Up to £25 for electronic transfer. If it is needed quickly I think you'd also need an iban(?) number.

So if I just convert my amount to CAD and ask her to post a cheque I can just pay that in at my bank? Assume I'll have to pay some fees on this as well?

It's a bit of a silly amount relating to a hamper she asked me to make up for my parents who are not well but she is insisting on paying.

[Grenoble]

Pretty sure a cheque will not be quick or cost effective...

http://www.bba.org.uk/customer/article/sending-mon...

http://www.natwest.com/personal/travel-internation...

[OdramaSwimLaden]

To be safe she needs the following details:

Name of account holder
Name of Bank
Bank SWIFT Code
IBAN Number

Personally it would be cheaper use someone like Western Union or suchlike......

[spikeyhead]

Western Union is the way forwards for that sort of transaction.

A foreign cheque will take many weeks to clear, a bank transfer will cost a lot in fees.

[Tom_C76]

How about sending it as a gift via paypay?