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Credit accounts and mortgage application

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Within the next 12-18 months, my partner and I will be looking to get a mortgage together. She's already a homeowner but I'll be a first time applicant. 

I'm trying to get my finances etc lined up and sorted well ahead of time so hopefully they don't cause us any issues. Obviously a good credit history is imperative, but will the number of closed but settled with £0 balance be a cause for concern for lenders? In particular bank accounts opened and closed in a short space of time, chasing the switch incentives. 
 

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  • penners324
    penners324 Posts: 3,511 Forumite
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    It's worth keeping 1 account and switching a secondary account. It's recommended you stop doing switches about 6 months from mortgage application 
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