not long enough at new address

silverfoxdude

i have recently been turned down by 2 credit cards halifax and m&s because of the short time at my new address i have 2 credit cards at the moment egg & nat west i owe 2100 on the egg with a 2500 limit and i owe 700 on my nat west with a 10000 limit i want to do a balance transfer on the egg card to save paying the interest ive checked my credit score and its 881 and there is no problems with my credit report it seems to be the fact that i move addresses quite frequently due to my past job what should i do to improve my chances of getting accepted? i have been in my current house for 11 months its rented i dont own it

fatboyonadiet

11 months should be fine, been less at my address in the past and been OK. I take it all your current accounts are registered to this address? Are you on the electrol roll or council tax bill? This makes a big difference too.