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Mortgage application credit limit increase

Mortgage2015
Mortgage2015 Posts: 48 Forumite
edited 19 February 2016 at 5:59PM in Credit cards
I've been sent a letter by Barclaycard initial that my credit limit is increasing from £1400 to £1800 on the 1st March.

My DIP with nationwide is on the 12th March.

Will accepting the credit limit increase be ok?


My credit limits are
Capital One: 1300
Barclaycard: 1400 or 1800 with increase

Will 1800 look better for a mortgage application?

Comments

  • I doubt this would even show on your credit file that soon and even if it did I wouldn't thought it would be an issue for a small relative increase. Lenders are more interested in your outstanding debt, and recent searches for credit, rather than a small credit limit increase.
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    I've been sent a letter by Barclaycard initial that my credit limit is increasing from £1400 to £1800 on the 1st March.

    My DIP with nationwide is on the 2nd March.

    Will accepting the credit limit increase be ok?


    My credit limits are
    Capital One: 1300
    Barclaycard: 1400 or 1800 with increase

    Will 1800 look better for a mortgage application?
    It's so small an increase it won't make any difference at all.

    If you had said Barclaycard was increasing my limit from £1,400 to £12,000 then you might have reason to be concerned but £400....forget about it. Accept the increase.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
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