Balance transfer credit cards offer special offers when you move an existing credit card balance to a new card.
They are the 'new customer incentives' of the credit card world, but for cardholders can offer a great opportunity to get 0% or low rate for life interest rates on a debt owed elsewhere.
Watch out for handling fees as this will add extra cost and look for the longest balance transfer periods.
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Balance Transfer Offer
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Transfer Fee
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Suitable for spending too
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Annual Fee
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Typical APR (variable)
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0% for 16 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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2.98% £3 minimum
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£0
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16.6% APR
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Barclaycard Platinum with Balance Transfer |
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0% for 15 months
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2.9%
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% until 1 May 2011
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3%
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£0
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16.9% APR
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HSBC (Existing Customers Only) |
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0% for 15 months
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2.9% £5 minimum
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£0
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16.9% APR
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RBS Platinum (Existing Customers Only) |
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0% for 15 months
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2.9% £5 minimum
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£0
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16.9% APR
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Natwest Platinum (Existing Customers Only) |
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0% for 15 months
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2.9% £5 minimum
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£0
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16.9% APR
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0% for 13 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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16.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (another 0% for 5 months in 2011 & 2012)
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2.98%
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£0
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16.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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 0% for 12 months (Only applies to AA products, motoring and fuel purchases.)
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£0
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16.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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MBNA Breakthrough Breast Cancer |
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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MBNA British Heart Foundation |
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 12 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 10 months
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3% £3 minimum
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 0% for 10 months (0% on Sainsburys purchases for 12 months)
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£0
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15.9% APR
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Bank of Scotland All in One |
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0% for 9 months
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3% £3 minimum
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 0% for 9 months
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 9 months
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3% £3 minimum
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 0% for 9 months
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£0
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15.9% APR
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0% for 6 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account (4% fee))
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3% £3 minimum
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(Only applies to supermarket & petrol purchases))
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£0
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16.9% APR
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0% for 6 months (Includes transferring cash into a current account)
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2% £3 minimum
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£0
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17.9% APR
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0% for 6 months (Includes transfers to a current account)
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2% £3 minimum
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£115
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31.7% APR
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0% for 3 months (Minimum spend of £100 in 3 months required to increase balance transfer period to 6 months.)
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3%
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£0
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15.9% APR
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5.9% for life of balance (Includes transferring cash into a current account)
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2% £3 minimum
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£0
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16.9% APR
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6.8% for life of balance (On amounts up to £5,000)
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2.5%
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£0
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6.8% APR
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