Updated July 2014 The best way to do this is to use one of the money exchange services as they give rates better than the banks. (However, Chillaxed is getting better rates from Bank of Ireland on large regular transactions, around $500,000 a year) You can ring around a few of them and open...
are you simply transferring €30K or are you converting the UK£ equivalent? If the former, there are minimal fees, if the latter then you have conversion fees, which in my humble opinion are high at the moment. If you are converting, then have a look at currencyfair
Revolut to my knowledge use the mid market rate Monday to Friday. And therefore can’t be beaten? For larger sums you might need to sign up to the premium version for a month which should still work out cheaper than elsewhere?
are you simply transferring €30K or are you converting the UK£ equivalent? If the former, there are minimal fees, if the latter then you have conversion fees, which in my humble opinion are high at the moment. If you are converting, then have a look at currencyfair