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Balance Transfer
joewa
Posts: 358 Forumite
in Credit cards
Hi
I need to balance transfer the follwing cards :
Virgin Balance £5000 16.6 APR
Tesco Balance £ 3500 16.9 APR
Santander Balance £1900 18.9 APR
Barclaycard Balnce £1600 APR about to 14.9 but currently at 9.9% APR
I have been accepted for a BOS card, credit limit £6500, 3 % transfer.
I can afford to also pay about £500 per month to the outatsnading cards
Which card / cards would you transfer
I need to balance transfer the follwing cards :
Virgin Balance £5000 16.6 APR
Tesco Balance £ 3500 16.9 APR
Santander Balance £1900 18.9 APR
Barclaycard Balnce £1600 APR about to 14.9 but currently at 9.9% APR
I have been accepted for a BOS card, credit limit £6500, 3 % transfer.
I can afford to also pay about £500 per month to the outatsnading cards
Which card / cards would you transfer
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I would transfer both Virgin & Barclaycard as those 2 providers seems to have regular offers to current customers if you ever needed to transfer again balance of BOS onto them0
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I also meant to ask, is it beter to balance transfer two cards with small balances rather that one card with a large balance.
I also have £1000 to put towards the cards0 -
I also meant to ask, is it beter to balance transfer two cards with small balances rather that one card with a large balance.
I also have £1000 to put towards the cards
In that case i would transfer Barclaycard, Tesco and Santander and close those accounts once you've done this. Then you will only have 2 cards to keep on top of.MFW 2026 #50: £3,583.49/£25,00007/03/25: Mortgage: £67,000.00
Mortgage:
16/01/26: £56,794.25
02/01/26: £60,223.17
12/08/25: Mortgage: £62,500.00
12/06/25: Mortgage: £65,000.00
18/01/25: Mortgage: £68,500.14
27/12/24: Mortgage: £69,278.38
Savings: £20,0000
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