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Mobile phone contract impact on credit score?

I'm a discharged bankrupt and have a contract with vodaphone, have had it for 4 years and never defaulted or paid late. I'm due an upgrade in April next year but want to go with talk talk as miles cheaper. Will this have a negative impact on my credit score? I'm planning on buying a house in the next 5/6 years and need my credit rating to be good. Is it worth keeping the vodaphone contract so I've got a long credit agreement on my file or am I ok to swap to talk talk? I've got 2 other long credit agreements in the green I'll ve keeping. Just wondered what was best? It would save me £30 pcm so quite a lot.
Thanks J x
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  • LplateSaver
    LplateSaver Posts: 351 Forumite
    A credit search and new account is not going to have any effect on a mortgage application 5-6 years away. It might have a temporary effect (which is why people recommend not to apply for new credit 3-6 months before a mortgage).

    Go for it, save yourself money and in 5 years time youll have talk talk always paid on time and a successfully settled old mobile account too.
  • jak
    jak Posts: 2,027 Forumite
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    Great thanks xx
    2022 Comp total (prizes + free spins): £494.81 #20 £12 a day Jan: £382.95/£372 #57 360 1p challenge: £17.70 £10 a day Feb: £571.09/£280 March: £311.96/£310
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