Establishing credit in Uk

Can anyone tell me good way to establish my credit while in the UK. Also does my credit rating in Canada have an impact on establishing credit in the UK?

I assume that you have a bank account? Ask your bank about getting a card with your account, or getting an overdraft, which will stat you out on establishing credit. Otherwise, apply for a store card - though, that said, no one - not even my bank would give me credit until I could prove that I had been in the country for 3 years (other than my £200.00 overdraft).

As far as your credit rating in Canada goes, be it good, bad or otherwise, no, it does not have any impact on your credit rating here. This is a different country, therefore, you have a different credit history - it would be the same no matter where you moved outside Canada.

Good luck.

My bank asked for a reference from my canadian bank. So you might like to get an introduction letter.

As for credit, NAt West, if you take the Advantage Gold account for a small fee, gives you AUTOMATICALLY a MAster Card credit card with a normal interest rate (compared to store cards)

That's what I went for. It also gives me various discounts on insurance and stuff which was very usefull when I got a car.