Any high-street bank is generally good. From my personal experience, I recommend:
1.Not to choose Natwest because they don't let non-EU students getting student accounts and only offer us the most basic of all, STEP account. STEP account cards (solo) are not widely accepted, additionally you don't even get to use a cheque book (which is very convenient).
2. Nationwide is good. Charge free and extremely good exchange rate when you use it overseas (handy for those European trips). Also, their e-saving,which you can manage easily using the Internet, offers a very competitive rate of 5.8%.
Make sure whenever you have a saving account, register for the R85 form which exempt you from tax (20% tax on your interest rate). Applicable to students and the unemployed only.
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Any high-street bank is
Any high-street bank is generally good. From my personal experience, I recommend:
1.Not to choose Natwest because they don't let non-EU students getting student accounts and only offer us the most basic of all, STEP account. STEP account cards (solo) are not widely accepted, additionally you don't even get to use a cheque book (which is very convenient).
2. Nationwide is good. Charge free and extremely good exchange rate when you use it overseas (handy for those European trips). Also, their e-saving,which you can manage easily using the Internet, offers a very competitive rate of 5.8%.
Make sure whenever you have a saving account, register for the R85 form which exempt you from tax (20% tax on your interest rate). Applicable to students and the unemployed only.