If you are paid in Euros, as others have suggested, you need a Euro account. To transfer straight into GBP you can use your bank to do this, but most likely will get a poor exchange rate. It cost me thousands when I took this route for a property purchase when I did not know any better.
These transfers are linked to the interbank rate, and you want a transfer company that not only gives you the best Interbank+ Rate, but also no commission and free transfer.
For the transfers I do between GBP and EUR, the magic amount to transfer is £5k GBP at a time as that gets me a good rate, a free transfer and more importantly, I don’t get charged a fee to receive into my EUR account.
If I send £10k, then the rate is the same, still free transfer, however my EUR account charges me 1% in fees to receive.
However, setting up an account in another jurisdiction will open you up to their anti-money laundering rules, and thus need to keep going in with my P60 to prove my income is legit.
Hope that helps
Cheers
Mark
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Current Car:
2018 BMW 740d xDrive M Sport with lots of options
Previous cars:
2015 A8 D4 FL 3.0tdi SE Exec LWB with some options
2012 A8 D4 3.0tdi SE Exec LWB with some options
2009 A8 D3 3.0tdi SE not many options but Viezu mapped to 292bhp
2005 XJ 4.2 V8 Petrol Sovereign LWB with lots of options
2000 XJ 4.0 V8 Petrol Sovereign LWB not many options
+ lots of Fords and Volvo
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