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Concerns over creditor contact
This discussion was created from comments split from: DMP mutual support thread part 13 !!.
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Advice sought on my situation
This discussion was created from comments split from: DMP mutual support thread part 13 !!.
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CC Debt Existing Mortgage
Hi All Would just like to ask a question. I have a number of credit card debts, yet to default on any but payments becoming unmanageable and thinking about a dmp. After reading lot of the advice on here I understand it is best to default first before setting up any payment arrangements. I am worried as I have an existing…
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Please help £75k debt!
Hello everyone, I found this forum and have been reading different stories the last couple of weeks because find myself at breaking point, 35/M I have a history of gambling addiction which is the root cause and for the first time in my life ( it has been approx 2 months where i feel in control of it and honest with it to…
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Partners debt and spending issue
Hi all, I am really just looking for some advice on how to address this situation. me and partner live together, but are not married and share no assets (as such) or children. we both have some debt, the difference is that mine is somewhat out in the open. I have a loan which was got for a car and some home improvements…
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£75k debt. Where to start?
I have ended up in a difficult situation. £71000 in debt across 8 credit cards, three loans, overdraft and store cards, PayPal etc. I was just about managing to get by until I was hit with £4500 HMRC bill and emergency tax code that swiped £1000 from my income until April. I can post this all again with the SOA but…
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Car PCP, Bereavement and an Ombudsman's failure?
Hi all. First‑time poster here, and sorry this is long. I need help from somewhere because I’m completely lost with a situation involving a car finance PCP, a bereavement, probate, and what I believe is a very flawed Financial Ombudsman decision. I’ve tried to summarise the story as clearly as possible. Background My…
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Help with Statute barred (Lowell)
I had 2 credit cards in 2015, one was Vanquis and the other Capital One, both were low limits, I was in a secure job and things were fine. in 2018/19 I lost a family member, my job and things got really bad and I had to move house then COVID etc… I couldn't afford the balances on either and to be honest forgot about them.…
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Advice on my debts
Hi all, Where to start! I am living alone in a rented property (HA) and I need some help regarding my debts as I cannot continue living as I am with the cost of living and taking more and more credit. Current debt stands at around 14k which is a mixture of credit cards, loans, catalogues, phone contracts etc. I have 3…
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PayPal debt through gambling
Hi all, I've been getting into debt with PayPal for approx 2 years now through my compulsive gambling. I know this has happened to others but I thought PP cracked down on this. I think perhaps you can't spend as much as previously (thank god) but it still can amount to a fair few hundred a month. I've always been so…
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Waiting for debts to default before entering a DMP?
Hello everyone, Over the last two years, I have been absolutely reckless with credit cards, which seems to have been caused by personality changes from several different anti-epileptics drugs I have had to take. I am going to have to go into a debt management plan with debts totalling around £20k as I am now on a low…
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Contact from Moorcroft Before Default
Hi, My Aqua CC debt has been passed onto Mooorcroft for collection, but the letter states that Aqua have not yet registered a default and may not if I can offer a suitable payment plan. At this point my plan is still to wait for all debts to default and ignore anything before that happens, should I still continue this now…
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Urgent advice. DMP now or default first. Please help on a plan
Hi everyone, I’m new here. I’ve been reading
through posts over the past week and can relate to so many of your stories. I
thought it was time to share my own situation. Thank you in advance to anyone
who takes the time to offer advice — I really appreciate it. I’ve read that it’s often best to
let your creditors default…
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Disability & Unsecured Borrowing
To lay out the facts. Aged in 50s, forced to leave work last year due to declining health and stubborn employer. Live alone, I have recently been placed in the support group for ESA. Only 3% of people ever return to working from this group. it's highly unlikely I will be one of them, given my health issues (physical). I…
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CCJ Advice
Hello all, looking for some advice on a CCJ we recently found out about (hopefully this is in the right part of the forums for this, please let me know if it would be better elsewhere!). In a nutshell, we discovered in Feb that a CCJ had been taken out against my other half for debt accrued on the ground rent on a flat he…
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DMP or Not?? Confused
Hello, DMP or not
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6 months for write off decision - too long?
I submitted a debt write off request to Link Financial back in January, with full supporting evidence including a DMHEF, police report, specialist counselling letter and details of the abuse I went through that led to the debt in question. It’s now mid June, so six months later, and I still haven’t had a decision. I’ve…
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Cabot county court claim form received, advice on how to proceed most welcome.
This discussion was created from comments split from: DMP mutual support thread part 13 !!.
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Final Settlement /Any Advice
Dear all debt-free wannabes, I’m seeking advice on approaching Full & Final settlement offers with my creditors. Here’s my situation: I have been with PayPlan since 2019 and have paid a total of £40,000 so far. My remaining debt is £6,708, with an estimated completion date of 30 March 2027. My current monthly payment is…
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Resolve Call/Cabot Letter
I am currently receiving letters for a historic credit card debt from 2008/9 and the debt balance I do not recognise - It appears it has grossly increased while being passed around. It then went to court and I represented myself in a local sheriff court in 2015 with the help of a CAB lay representative due to not…
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