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Klarna Kate Payment Fees - May 2024
In April, we somewhat hesitantly entered into a BNPL agreement with Klarna. This morning, we received an email informing us of the new late fee charges. Does anyone know whether we should have been made aware of these planned changes before we agreed the loan? I get the due diligence argument, but there were no obvious…
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One Stop Money Shop - paying it off early!
I recently found out that my wife had taken out a £1000 loan with the One Stop Money Shop over 12 months without my knowledge. When I saw the direct debit leaving our joint account, I confronted her and found out she had agreed to an interest rate of nearly 300%! So I offered to pay the loan off in full, thinking that as…
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Loan v remortgage v trading in an asset to fund a new business start up
I need abit of advice. I have the opportunity to set up a new business that would make great use it my land while also bringing in a healthy return. I need advice on the best option to get funds to start this business. I don’t have savings but I do have another house I currently rent out. I also have £200k equity in my…
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Declined for Barclays Loan based on Current Account Activity
I applied for a Barclay Loan for a car (£9000 over 48 months = £215 per month repayments) and was surprised when I was turned down based on affordability. I called to check and query this, as I felt I met their eligibility and affordability criteria. * my income is over £55,000 (joint income is £100,000) * I am full-time…
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Paying PCP sooner
It's coming up to 12 months since I took out a PCP loan on a 2021 Vauxhall e-Corsa, just the car we needed at the time for local journeys and will be keeping for the foreseeable future. Has anyone attempted to pay the loan sooner? What did you do? I've heard people take out loans on better rates than the PCP deal - is this…
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Loan in my name.
I was in a common law partnership with my girlfriend. We lived together in her house for around 5 years. I was not on the mortgage. As she had bad credit score we agreed I would take out a loan in my name to install new windows and doors. We subsequently split and I have been paying ever since. The agreement is in my name…
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Buying out siblings
Trying again in another thread.
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Do debt collection agencies go to court?
I'm wondering what the criteria are for debt agencies who buy "bad loan" books to bother getting a judgement. When I moved into my house 6 years ago I got loads of letters for a former resident. Literally hundreds. Despite sending back and in some cases calling, they still get sent today. The council tax bill resulted in a…
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Premium Credit email scam
Just got an email from Premium Credit telling me my annual statement is ready, I have never heard of or used them before, is it a scam or is someone taking credit out in my name? I have not replied or clicked on any link as I was immediately suspicious.
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Default
Hello, I have a default on my credit file from Cabot financial. It's from a old Likely Loans account. It was my top up loan from May 2018 I missed my first payment on Oct 2018 and I didn't pay for 6 months so it defaulted (long story). Cabot Financial took over the account and it went into default on April 2019. On my…
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Borrowing against house as LPA
Hi, Not sure this is the right section to post in so please advise if not. Bit of a complex situation. Dad owns house and I have LPA as he had a severe stroke which has left him housebound, as the house is up steps which he can’t access. I’ve looked at various options but all costly and impractical with stair lift option.…
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Loan Quote Check
I've had a quote for a loan from Santander of £8,000, no arrangement fees, at 19.9% APR over 3 years, quote me total interest of £2,453 and therefore a total repayment of £10,453. I've plugged these same terms into about 10 different loan calculators who all come out with an expected interest of £2,688 so total repayment…
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Ending Car PCP early due to faults with car
Hi, this post is sort of a half looking for advice, half to
vent so sorry it’s a bit long. Done a bit of lurking and think I know what the established
options are but maybe someone has similar experience and can share? I brought a 1 year old Hyundai Kona hybrid back in Sep 2021
on a PCP agreement. At the start of 2023 the…
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Can a Natwest loan be on a repayment plan to avoid a default?
I've an ongoing issue with Natwest that started in 2021 regarding a loan I took out to cover a tax bill. I was laid off a job and needed the money for priority bills as I did not have enough savings. So I took out a loan to pay the tax bill. However, getting back into work proved difficult. I work as a freelancer but did…
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Looking for finance company Sun Securities Poole Dorset
Hi, can anyone help please? I am trying to find Sun Securities, a finance company operating in the Bournemouth/Poole area around 10 or more years ago. They are not on Companies House web site that anyone can find. I am trying to buy a probate property but it seems there is a charge against it. I have been told that Sun…
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Unsecured loans: what issues should MSE be raising with the industry?
Hi all Here at MSE we sometimes have the opportunity to talk to industry bodies, and one of our colleagues will be talking to representatives of lenders very soon. We've already scoured the forum to spot recurring issues that would be worth highlighting, but if you've had a recent experience of dealing with a lender with…
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Front Loaded Novuna personal Finance
June 2021 I borrowed £36000 with 1year deferred payment, I have since paid £556.34/month for 22 months (12000) The settlement April 2024 was £35,920.31 How can this be legal? means I only paid £80.00 of the original loan in 22 months Novuna Personal Finance Agreement number (Removed by Forum Team)
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Applying for two smaller personal loans instead of one bigger one: good idea?
Hi I wish to take out a large loan (£18000) to consolidate many credit card debts. There are multiple loans available to me (via credit report sites like TotallyMoney/ClearScore) with rates much lower than my credit card rates. When I search for loans at half that amount, there are several more offers from lenders. In most…
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Withdraw from PCP within 14 days
I'm just about to order a new car but want to take account of the manufacturer PCP incentive. If I want to withdraw from the finance within 14 days when does the 14 days start? I'm signing the finance agreement now but the car doesn't arrive for 20 weeks (factory order). Does it start when I sign or when I get the money…
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Short term loan puzzle
Situation: We own family house approx £350k Mortgage of £20k We have £470k cash We want to buy a new house for £530k (including fees, stamp duty etc), but only cash offers are being accepted. We need £60k. We are having house valued now for sale. Is in area that will sell quickly, but we will not be able to use that…
