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What is changement de domiciliation?
Can you please tell me what a changement de domiciliation means? I received a bank statement which debited several hundred euros from my account under this heading. I live in England but have had a holiday home for 26 years and my mortgage, paid off now, was with this bank. A.M.
This can refer to either transferring your account to another bank or moving it to another branch of the same bank.
However, as you do not mention this happening, we cannot say what the charge may relate to if not this. We suggest you check directly with your bank – if you have online banking, you may be able to do it via an online message to your account manager.
Reader's query answered by Hugh MacDonald
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