paying a euro bill from a UK account

Revolut card is great for stuff like this. It is a pre-paid card, easy to top up and can convert to any currency at bank rate.

Hooray I've done it!
I tried on Sunday, but seems they can't set up an international payee on a Sunday. So tried again today.
It's rather complicated though, lots of long numbers.
Thanks to all.

Why not pay by credit card it's only the same as making a purchase. There will be no fee involved, I regularly pay in US$.

My RBS online homepage has a section for international payments. I expect they all do.

M0nica - I've now found the part on my online bank account for international payments. So hopefully can do it myself when I've got their bank details.

I'll try that M0nica.
I also wondered if they used paypal.
Another idea, thanks br0adwater.

I use this: www.currencyfair.com

Fennel I appreciate that, but you should be able to use the same system pay the money direct to the Tresor Public.

Thanks to all. I've just laboriously written a letter asking for all that information.
M0nica we don't have an account in France now.

I've used a company called CurrencyFair. Their fees are much less than banks and very efficient. (You will need a SWIFT/BIN number)

My job involved making large international payments - I think SWIFT is now called BIC (bank identifier code) and EURO payments need an IBAN number rather than a BIC - this should be cheaper as it automates the payment.

We regularly transfer money from our British bank to France to pay bills on our maison secondaire. We have just transferred money, in euros to the bank to pay the Taxe Fonciere.

I have the printout in front of me. It is called an International Payment Request You need the bank account details of the authority whose account you wish to pay into and identifying details from the Tax Fonciere bill, numero de proprietaire, possible numero fiscal.

We have just transferred 1,000 euros to our account and it cost £9.50

Fennel, They send me a bill, I just ring up and give my card details. But it’s probably like Gilly who can’t use a card with the company she deals with.

I suppose I just thought everyone worked on cards nowadays. Totally ignorant really. Just putting my oar in?

Thank you for that Fennel but the company we pay does not accept cards of any kind . Just checked and our bank charges me £21 to do an international transfer of around 480 EUR . Which is a lot of money .

www.money.co.uk/money-transfers/money-transfer-to-europe.htm
I think DD used the first one on the list

www.fxcompared.com/money-transfer/france.php

You could look at this, or similar sites Fennel

I know when DD transferred some money to me ages ago she got a one-off charge-free as an inducement to use the firm again, but sorry, I can't remember which one it was.

Eglantine what info do you need from your payee to do that?

You can ring your bank or if you still have friends there get them to text you the bank info you just need the Swift code I paid a bill fir my daughter in Europe just last week and it cost me £9

Can’t you pay by credit card? I’m probably being tres naive ? about this. When I pay for my timeshare in Portugal I just use my Saga card.

Welshwife There's no international number but my bank here suggested writing to them to ask for it (SWIFT in english).
It costs £1.25 to send a simple letter to France. Much more if registered.
Gilly someone else suggested asking an english friend in France to pay it and re-imbursing them in sterling.
What about paying by card? Credit or debit.

PayPal for family is much cheaper - I use that for family in US.

Wow £25 a big fee Travel mines through Lloyd’s and it’s never been more than £9 or 10

I ve paid overseas bills for family and the bank automatically changes it to whatever currency you need there is a bank charge though I usually pay about £9 extra

I don't know if this helps but I regularly transfer money to my son in the US through an international transfer. I state how much in pounds I want to give him and the dollars appear in his bank account. It costs me £25 each time, which I do not think is too bad.

Have you got the international bank number on what I assume is your Fonciére bill.? If you have you could maybe do an international transfer - or have a look at Transferwise,and there are a couple of others. which do that sort of thing.