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Re: Rental help please
Yes, they might well do, as well as running credit checks - this will obviously show on both. Can you open up a new bank account elsewhere, so your income isn't swallowed up with the overdraft, …1 -
Re: An in-between phase
A bit of an emotionally funny day today. Still no news about the build but I did hear back from the Housing Association that confirmed they were upholding declining succession of tenancy on my previo…1 -
Re: Managing credit card debt
The other downside of a loan is simply acceptance. Since a lender cannot force you to use the loan to repay the cards, they have to assume that the loan would be in addition to - not instead of - the…1 -
Re: Managing credit card debt
What "advice" do you need? Many here are against debt consolidation loans, people have a nasty habit of getting a loan to clear their credit cards and then continuing to spend on the CC so…1 -
Re: British Gas have destroyed my partners Credit Score
Because the person clearly has problems with incorrect information on the report. That is what matters, not a diversion into saying how the score matters less than people think.1 -
Re: Pay ALL Your Debt Off By Xmas 2026!
well done, it soon adds up :)3 -
Re: An in-between phase
Cheers @Slowdown I know none of these minor or major issues are that awful, but you know what it's like when you feel like everything is being rubbish at you and there's nothing you can do …1 -
Re: An in-between phase
@PennysIntoPounds - We ALL have those days. I may sound bright-eyed & bushy-tailed most of the time, but I can assure you that I have days like that too, which I think of as 'wobbles'. …1 -
Re: Universal Credit help!
Are these charges for lunch, snacks. Nappies etc? Could you supply your own?1 -
Re: An in-between phase
Quite @Sun_Addict! And thanks, I'm trying to be forgiving of myself for having down days, especially when I'm in a ton of pain and the world decides to cancel trains, rain on me, and nearly…1
