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whats your earning / outgoings. How much are you wanting to borrow. how much credit have you already got on your cc?

dannya1978 wrote: »

A quick question from a newbie, I don't believe I am on the electoral roll and don't think I have been since my divorce about 3 years ago, does anyone have a concrete answer as to whether or not this will go against me on my credit rating now I am applying for a mortgage?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, it will. Phone up the council and get yourself registered to vote asap. It takes minutes. I'd also flag it up with the mortgage company before they do a credit search and find it out for themselves - far better to come from you with a context and your assurance that you're putting it right.

BigSpider wrote: »

I had a stalker for many years who would use things like the electoral roll to find me as well as having 'mates' who worked within the DVLA and places that keep records, so I've kept myself hidden. However I will need to apply for credit in the future and am wondering what the 'opting out' may entail and who would have my info then. Does anyone know? Thanks

As far as I'm aware opting out means that they can't sell your details on the edited register to other companies.
http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/faq/registering_to_vote/ni_what_is_the_difference_betw.aspx

izools wrote: »

That's right.

When you sign up to vote you have the option to Opt-Out of the Edited Register.

If you opt out, no member of public can search your details. Period. - technically not quite right

It is also illegal to purposesfully not register to vote.

If you opt out your details are not included in the edited register which is sold commercially for various purposes. You will still appear on the full register which is provided to credit reference agencies and anyone who is entitled to receive a copy for electoral purposes.

It is possible for a member of the public to ask to inspect the full register and they could see your details on that register but they cannot "search" for you - they would need to know what section of the register to ask to see - it is divided into electoral wards. Someone could however ask for the register ward by ward and search for you but an electoral office should be wary of requests like this and ensure they are not being done for anything other than "electoral purposes"

If you are certain that you are on the electoral register with your council then contact the credit reference agency and ask them to check and correct. Its not unheard of for them to make a mistake, though usually you will find that the other 2 credit reference agencies have you shown correctly.