Insurance / Egyptian bank accounts / transferring money

[vix]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Hi all - as I now have my keys and the furniture maker is in thought Id better get the apartment insured.

I have now arranged this over the phone with Intasure as I found their policy to be one of the best for my needs ( I am an Insurance Underwriter ) and the policy covers for lets as well.

The staff are really helpful and the cost was £120 per annum for buildings and contents with AD cover as well. They also cover up to £1000 travel expenses if you need to fly out in case of emergency ad also if something has happened eg it has been flooded and you cannot honour the booking they will pay for loss of rental. Also if anything happens when the apartment is being used they will pay for alternative accom as well.

That seems exellent. Do you have the contact details please.

[distant dreamer]

Originally Posted by vix

That seems exellent. Do you have the contact details please.

Hi

If you go to the website of the company I work (link by my name) for and click on the bottom left hand corner - (a flashing sandcastle etc etc) it will take you direct to their website.

Regards

Penny

[queenie40something]

Intasure are also insuring Desert Pearl I believe

[johnwayne]

They are also insuring the oasis and seemed very familiar with all the properties over there - she named quite a few - but can't remember them all. She was a lovely lady - I rang her on Wednesday, the quote was given over the phone and I had all the docs in the post on Friday! Would really recommend them for their efficiency. mine was £120 (2 beds) and also covers for earthquakes.

[egyptian]

Hi does anyone know what the rates for sterling to egyptian punds in el gouna banks thanks

Originally Posted by egyptian

Hi does anyone know what the rates for sterling to egyptian punds in el gouna banks thanks

When we left last Friday they were buying at 10.45 ... It dropped by 0.20 during the two weeks we were in El Gouna ... Some banks, the one by the bus station opposite supermarket, will not exchange Sterling Travellers Cheques, they said their systems will not allow it

By the way, I am sorry I didn't manage to photograph your apartment at OR. It was on the list but Hussain didn't take us to it, I didn't realise until I was sorting the photo's out yesterday. You should get a pretty good idea of the stage they're at from the other photo's though.

[queenie40something]

Originally Posted by egyptian

Hi does anyone know what the rates for sterling to egyptian punds in el gouna banks thanks

Hi I have merged your thread with this one. See my post 19 in this thread for the Central Bank of Egypt for the Exchange Rates

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Hi I have merged your thread with this one. See my post 19 in this thread for the Central Bank of Egypt for the Exchange Rates

Thanks for that Alison. Can't believe it has dropped by another 0.10 since Friday All these holidaymakers I expect

[queenie40something]

Hi Suzi - you still get about 10% more by exchanging in Egypt than what you do in the UK whatever the exchange rate is. Last yr we were getting nearly 11.5!!

[egyptian]

Many thanks for the info the best ratre i can get here at the moment is9.4 Weare going out on 22 august to start the legal paperwork should be interesting