I will have to work as a contractor in the UK for about a month, while maintaining my residence in Switzerland. I realize this is not a problem legally thanks to the EU-Switzerland bilateral accords.

But my client would like to pay my salary to a UK bank account. Without official residence in the UK, will I be able to open such an account? And can anyone suggest a suitable bank / account type? I guess I'd really only need it for the most basic functions and a very limited time period.

Thank you in advance.