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Credit Ratings

There is a lot talked about credit ratings on the Internet but it can be very confusing and sometimes even wrong!

If you can't make the proper payments to your debts, your credit rating will suffer. But different debt options affect your credit score in different ways, so I've written these articles looking at the details of each situation.

And most importantly, when will your credit rating improve and what can you do to help this.

See The top ways to check your credit records for details.

Paying BadDebtor won’t help your credit record

A reader who had gone bankrupt recently was surprised to get a letter from "The Register of Bad Debtors". This offered to remove her name from their records if she pays them £49.95. She asked if BadDebtor can really do this? There are also reports that people with IVAs are receiving similar letters. In 2017 the Bad Debtor website was taken down. Before that, some people I had contacted - none … [Read more...]

August 15, 2016 Author: Sara Williams Tagged With: Credit ratings, General news & policy

Misleading & aggressive debt recovery

A reader asked: My previous electrician has hired a debt collector, Guardian Recovery, to chase me for money for additional works never carried out. He refuses to engage with any meaningful discussion. I have now received  an email from Guard Rec saying a notice of default may now be applied to my credit file. Can I actually receive a NOTICE OF DEFAULT on my credit report via a private dispute … [Read more...]

May 27, 2016 Author: Sara Williams Tagged With: Credit ratings, debt collector

Unknown debts on your credit file

A reader asked: I have recently signed up to Experian and Equifax. Experian's is what I was expecting to see but Equifax's has debts that I have no recollection of. I have taken this up with Equifax and all but two of the companies have responded by saying that the debt stands, please get in touch to discuss. Equifax say that they can’t remove anything from my report unless these companies give … [Read more...]

October 20, 2015 Author: Sara Williams Tagged With: Credit ratings

Bankruptcy, IVA, DRO & your credit rating

If your debts are so bad that you are going to have to choose one of the three types of insolvency, you know this will wreck your credit rating, but how long will this continue? This article answers this and other you may have about the effect of insolvency on your credit record such as Will you ever be able to get credit again? What about a mortgage? Is bankruptcy worse than an IVA or a DRO for … [Read more...]

September 1, 2015 Author: Sara Williams Tagged With: Bankruptcy, Credit ratings, DRO, IVA, Mortgages

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