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Credit Check... help!

Hello my friends!

I have just performed my very first credit check with Equifax, a scary experience to say the least!
Everything looks OK and all the boxes are green, apart from the category signifying 'Electoral Roll', which is red(!) I left uni in 2007 and so I moved to 4 different houses over that time. Plus, I moved into my current address last November and have only been on the electoral roll since March. Is now a bad time to apply for a credit card?! And if so, how long should I wait!??

Aarrgh..... thanks in advance my friends!

Alex- MSE enthusiast :money:

Comments

  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    Hi Alex - if everything else is good on your file and you've been on for 6months then I wouldn't have thought that alone should be a major issue for potential lenders.
    A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give
    or "It costs nowt to be nice"
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