Should I close my accounts?

Lemmon

Got myself into a bit of bother when I was younger and stupidly took out a lot of credit cards and catalogue accounts.
I've since sorted myself out and finally paid off the last one today. Its taken me a long time!
Should I close the accounts I'm unlikely to ever use again? I have a mixture of cards, some are low limits and high interest (which I'll never use again) and some are higher limits with much better interest (which I'd like to keep).
Although I had a lot of credit, I never missed a payment and have steadily watched my credit rating get better over the years, and I'm now worried closing off my accounts may negatively impact this, but at the same time I don't know whether having a lot of empty accounts is also viewed negatively. What's the general consensus on this these days?

[Deleted User]

It depends on what you have, what you need and what you earn.

You certainly want to have a number of credit cards, with appropriate limits. Keep a mix that offers various benefits.

Craig1981

future lenders will like to see a long standing history on accounts, so keep oldest CC open and use them for your usual monthly shopping, paying off in full each month

IMO, close the catalogues - interest is usually higher than credit cards