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new debt collector after CCJ
a friend had a CCJ for a debt in 2001. she didn't pay & it was never chased up. 4 years ago another debt collector sent her a letter requesting payment, they seem unaware of the CCJ and do not have a credit agreement. Unfortunately she made a payment, They are now threatening a home visit. The CCJ is out of date & they do…
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Who can I pay for professional advice on debt management?
I’m a contractor operating through a limited company. I currently have unsecured debt which is being consolidated via a proposed mortgage further advance, and I also have overdue Self Assessment tax to manage. I’d like guidance on whether the further advance is the right strategic decision and help building a structured…
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Ombudsman complaint on hold
Hi there, I received the email below today, in relation to 2 complaints against Virgin credit card complaints that were upheld by the investigator… Virgin didn’t agree, so it was escalated to the Ombudsman a couple of months ago. I’ve not paid anything in 12 months and both had defaulted but are no longer showing on my…
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Debt Management Plan
Good afternoon all, I hope this finds you well - sorry if i have not posted this in the correct place. I have broken up with my partner for the right reasons, however we had credit card debt which was solely in my name so now i am lumbered with it all. It's around £40,000. These are made up from several credit cards. After…
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Help after gambling
I’ve been a nurse 40years never needed financial help. Unfortunately I started gambling while on medication for Parkinson’s disease. A well documented side effect of these meds. Once meds changed I stopped altogether. But the damage to my credit score is done. I need my car for work, but my car needs work doing on it. It’s…
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Link Financial - payment plan?
Hi guys So my Lloyds Bank Loan finally officially defaulted and the debt has now been sold to Link Financial. I have set up a standing order for £15 a month to them which is all I can afford at the moment. They recieved my first payment and it's showing up on the online portal. Today I received this email from them, they…
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ACI UK - Sent Prove It Letter - Still getting calls.
Morning All, Recently I received a letter from ACI-UK Stating that I owe £568 to HSBC. I have no recall of this debt owed and nothing is showing on my Credit Report. This could quite possible be from my youth some 20+ years ago now! I therefore sent a "Prove It" Letter via Royal Mail signed for 1st Class, of which was…
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Consolidating debts
Looking for advice before signing up for a personal loan to consolidate debts. Currently have 20k in debts on various 0% credit cards. Paying the minimum payment every month £350. All of the cards lose the 0% promotion period at some point this year so will have to switch them all which will of course come with a fee of…
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Self managed DMP
hi, I have 6 defaulted accounts that I make small monthly repayments on, and the interest has been frozen on all of them. I have been paying regularly for 4 years now. What happens after 6 years, are these debts wiped? Presumably if yes, it will take longer for my credit score to recover than if I had settled them? I am…
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Advise please letter from moorcroft
I’m in the process of starting a self managed debt plan just looking for some clarification on when to start making payments, I have stopped payments and waiting for defaults one debts had been passed to moorcroft and they have sent this letter as it states in the letter that a default has not yet been registered do I…
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Marston Recovery and Vulnerable person
my friend is a stroke survivor, from a stroke July 25. He still has full care support from the rehab team and 4 care visits a day. Prior to this stroke he was in a coma for 7 weeks from pneumonia, and also had a previous stroke where he was sent to a care home for rehabilitation. He has had an aggressive visit from Marston…
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Lost (Scotland)
I'm just lost just now. To give some background, I had a disagreement with my ex wife regarding child maintenance payments as I had both my daughters staying with me 4 and sometimes 5 overnights per week but paying £400/month. Long story short, she lied to CMS saying I only had them 2 nights per week, I refused to pay it…
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TPP StepChange
Hi All Over time, since my divorce, I have slowly been building more and more debt, mostly CC’s, short term loans, home shopping. I initially applied for a DMP with SC, but after some changes to my I&E, they say I don’t have enough funds to deal with the 23 (god 🙄) creditors. I only have £110pm available. So they have come…
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credit card (aqua) selling to Link Finance
hi, I'm looking for advice. i have a credit card with Aqua, I've recently been sent an email that they are now selling my account to Link Financial Outsourcing. i know i have to wait for them to contact me within 60 days, however i have financial anxiety and questions. firstly, what does this mean? what can i expect from…
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Wife death - Please help with where to begin...
My spouse has passed away suddenly.. The house we live (+-£175k if matching the last sale on our street of a similar one) in is in her sole name with a mortgage of ca.£28k. She has a life insurance which hopefully will be paid off that will only cover the cost of the mortgage and funeral. Also she has a few debts,…
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New debt added to credit file from AGG - no idea who they are!
Hi, can anyone advise on what to do please. I am trying to clear off last few debts and rebuild my credit file and I have just noticed my transunion score dropped hugely so I was just looking at the report and it seems a new debt was added. It says September last year but I don't recall seeing it before and have only just…
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Consumer Choice
Hi Like most of us here im in a chunk of debt but starting to do something about.- Circa 35k Im self employed but the business is a partnership and i cannot risk this being affected in anyway I have spoken with Consumers choice about a DMP and who I have seen advertised all over the place and wondered if anyone has had any…
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Do I Need to Complete the Lenders Income & Expenditure Forms?
So, I've got several credit cards that have now defaulted. A few of the debts have been sold to debt buyers (Lowels and Link). Others seem to have remained with the lenders themselves (Jaja and HSBC). I logged into Lowels portal and was able to set up a payment plan easily for £20 a montth. But when I logged into Jaja's…
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Affordability complaints & DMP
Hi all, I am around £50,000 in credit card & store card debt. Have been fairly heavily in debt since I was about 25, am now 38 and a bit fed up with it so I've made the decision to default the lot and clear it in a DMP. I have a good salary take between £3600 and £5500 a month depending on overtime etc and would like to…
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Dealing with Marston
Hi All, Complete newbie here so bear with me! I had council tax arrears which were sent to Marston. I set up a payment plan and was paying £168 per month. All payments were made on time, in full. In December I had to take 2 weeks off work unpaid due to my daughter being ill. This meant that my income was much lower for…
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