Re: no credit history
I moved to London in June of last year and was able to get a 0% credit card from Sainsbury's (12 months on transfers & purchases!) after about a month of looking around. As long as you are employed and do not have any *negative* credit history, you should be able to get a credit card - just don't expect a huge credit limit.
I don't know if this mattered, but I had lived in the UK in 2000 for 6 months, and managed to open a bank account then which I had left open all this time. I never had a credit card or my name on any bills.
ps - Sainsbury's is a supermarket over here.
I moved to London in June of last year and was able to get a 0% credit card from Sainsbury's (12 months on transfers & purchases!) after about a month of looking around. As long as you are employed and do not have any *negative* credit history, you should be able to get a credit card - just don't expect a huge credit limit.
I don't know if this mattered, but I had lived in the UK in 2000 for 6 months, and managed to open a bank account then which I had left open all this time. I never had a credit card or my name on any bills.
ps - Sainsbury's is a supermarket over here.
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