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halifax vs hsbc 12 months on purchases

i am debating whether to get a halifax one card with 12 months on purchases or the hsbc ?

Can anyone tell me what kind of credit limits they have got on these cards i need about 5000, i have a decent credit history??

can i achieve that or will they give me a card with a limit of £500??

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  • fay144
    fay144 Posts: 796 Forumite
    I got a limit of £8000 with halifax, but see me thread below - I was very unhappy with the customer service.
  • shazkhan111
    shazkhan111 Posts: 621 Forumite
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    what post??
  • swayze
    swayze Posts: 229 Forumite
    i am debating whether to get a halifax one card with 12 months on purchases or the hsbc ?

    Can anyone tell me what kind of credit limits they have got on these cards i need about 5000, i have a decent credit history??

    can i achieve that or will they give me a card with a limit of £500??

    No one can predict what credit limit you can get.

    If thats your only criteria on deciding between the 2 cards then just go for which one you would prefer to have in your wallet.
  • patwa_2
    patwa_2 Posts: 1,542 Forumite
    I have £900 limit on the Halifax. A friend has £250 on HSBC.

    H.
    Know me for who I am, not for who I say I am.
  • shazkhan111
    shazkhan111 Posts: 621 Forumite
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    anyone else on there limits?
  • DawnW
    DawnW Posts: 7,759 Forumite
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    I was offered 3700 on Halifax. I have a very good credit rating (no late payments, defaults etc) I was happy with that to be honest.
  • What I think shazkhan111 needs is feedback from people with both and can therefore compare limits. Not absolutely right as credit profiles will vary and hsbc / halifax may prefer different features. For what it's worth I used to have 8k with hsbc and 12k with halifax, both now closed.
  • W1zz
    W1zz Posts: 621 Forumite
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    I got an £8000 limit on both cards (HSBC Gold & Halifax One).
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