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"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your team for the fantastic help and advice you provided during the purchase of our property in Spain."

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Buying a house or property abroad can be an exciting venture, but it can also prove costly when leaving yourself exposed to currency fluctuations.

Whether you are buying a holiday home, relocating or you're a property developer

Currency Today can offer you peace of mind by allowing you to fix an exchange rate using a forward contract so you know exactly how much you are getting for your money.

For those of you taking out a mortgage overseas for maybe a property purchase in Spain for example, forward contracts will allow you to fix an exchange rate for up to one year in advance. This leaves you to concentrate on making your mortgage payments without having to keep an eye on the currency markets.

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Dear Toby and Currency Today,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all you have done for us over the past 6 months. It seems like the appropriate time for some acknowledgment as I have just bought my last Euros in connection with buying my new property in Corfu and the installation of the swimming pool. What a 6 months it has been!

When I first contacted you back in October when we were first contemplating buying the villa, I knew nothing about exchange rates or the significance of them. I also never knew that the last place to buy your currency was your bank! What a learning curve it has been - especially as we committed to this project just before everything went mad!

When we started the GBP was at about 1.44 against the Euro. I think it is currently trading at about 1.25! I have just calculated that the the average rate we have achieved over the whole project since November is in fact 1.3770.

Had we purchased this money through our bank then I calculate we would have paid at least £15,000 more!

Your services have in essence paid for all the furniture and fitting out of the villa.

You have helped me through what has been a really stressful process - watching the GBP fall alarmingly. But thank you for all your help and advice. Each time I bought Euros from you the whole process went smoothly and professionally. You always answer your phone, return my call promptly and reply to emails within minutes. I would absolutely recommend your service to others.

If you want to see what all those Euros have been spent on, please take a look at http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/greece/GR476.htm I think it has all been worth it.

I look forward to our continued relationship as we will have an on-going need for Euros now and in the future.

Best Wishes

Lucy Rickman