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Second NatWest credit card

SwiftS
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I currently have two NatWest credit cards. One was a 0% balance transfer card with a £6700 credit limit. The 0% deal expired on 21st July. I paid it off at the start of July. My second NW card is 0% purchase and Balance transfer. The 0% BT has expired, but the 0% purchase part expires November 2025. I’ve only used this for purchases and
owe about £6000 and have a £8000 limit. I also owe about £12000 on a Lloyds credit card (0% deal expires November this year) and £4500 on a Tesco BT card (0% deal expires April 2025). I have zero balance on my Halifax and M&S credit cards.
owe about £6000 and have a £8000 limit. I also owe about £12000 on a Lloyds credit card (0% deal expires November this year) and £4500 on a Tesco BT card (0% deal expires April 2025). I have zero balance on my Halifax and M&S credit cards.
I will want to balance transfer as much of the Lloyds one as I can later this year.
The MSE credit club says I’m eligible for a BT card from Tesco, HSBC and Virgin. I’m not eligible for another NatWest card.
If I cancel my zero balance NW BT card now,
is there a chance I could be eligible for a new second card in November? I know they still do a zero fee one, which would be better than paying a 3.49% fee with Tesco etc. Or would cancelling my card damage my credit history and put any credit card offers at risk?
The MSE credit club says I’m eligible for a BT card from Tesco, HSBC and Virgin. I’m not eligible for another NatWest card.
If I cancel my zero balance NW BT card now,
is there a chance I could be eligible for a new second card in November? I know they still do a zero fee one, which would be better than paying a 3.49% fee with Tesco etc. Or would cancelling my card damage my credit history and put any credit card offers at risk?
Thanks
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I have 3 NatWest cards. 2 BT and a reward.Have you went through a soft search direct with NatWest?0
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You can't transfer from a NW card to another NW card, if you wanted to pay the fee and do it NW to Lloyds and back to NW then you could.
No-one knows except NW what their rules are but 3 months to be a new customer might be a bit tightSam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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i was going to suggest a round robin type of way if the credit limit and duration was the best way to sort it.I like the fact they give you an indicative idea of credit limit before you fully apply.0
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