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Very account on credit file

My credit rating is bad ATM and I'm looking to fix it as I will need to get a bank loan soon, we have just finished paying off our very catalogue account. Does this look good on our file that we have a limit of £600 and owe nothing or would it look better if I got the account closed? Does it look bad that I have credit available

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  • happy_bunny_2
    happy_bunny_2 Posts: 4,488 Forumite
    Could go either way.

    What is not good about your file?
    :beer:
  • izools
    izools Posts: 7,513 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Better to have it open and active with a £NIL balance than closed; assuming you don't have a litany of large credit limits elsewhere.

    If you do, better to close it.
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