Posted: Sun Jan 8, 2023 7:42pm
You can check the exchange rates here https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/
And if you open an account with OFX or TorFx you won’t go too far wrong. But you can reassure yourself about them or any other foreign exchange company by checking with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority https://www.fca.org.uk/
There are thousands of scammers out there, this post has probably alerted a couple of dozens of them to what you are doing, so check carefully before you transfer your cash anywhere.
Even if you are totally confident about the probity of the company you decide to use it might be a good idea to use two different ones and not transfer the whole lot in one go.