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Mortgage and Credit Card

Can someone please help,

Our mortage is due to complete tomorrow. but we want to access some money via blance transfer from credit card to current account.

Mortage with Skipton, do you know if they do anymore checks prior to completion tomorrow?

If so dont want to transfer the money unitil we know the solicitors have hold of the £££

Thanks
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  • dotdash79
    dotdash79 Posts: 1,069 Forumite
    Hold off until tomorrow after you have completed.
  • ACG
    ACG Posts: 24,897 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    You do realise money going to a bank account isnt a balance transfer, its a money transfer - usually higher rates (and possibly fees).

    I used to work for RBS credit cards (admittedly about 8 years ago), people made this mistake all the time.
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  • pss53
    pss53 Posts: 25 Forumite
    ACG wrote: »
    You do realise money going to a bank account isnt a balance transfer, its a money transfer - usually higher rates (and possibly fees).

    I used to work for RBS credit cards (admittedly about 8 years ago), people made this mistake all the time.

    sorry didnt make it clear, yes i understand its a money transfer but its free untill April 2015 and it will be cleared by the end of this year so i will accrue no intrest! i hope i hve understood this right!!
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