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Need some HELP......so worried
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Worst case scenario materialised, turned down by N/Wide.
Gutted doesnt begin to cover it>0 -
It would be helpful if you could give us an indication of the reason.
There's nothing in this thread so far which would make a decline likely.
You are absolutely sure there are no associations? Not even as much as a joint search which may have created one?
When was the last time you got all three of your credit files and scrutinised them? If not for a while, do it now;-
Equifax
https://www.econsumer.equifax.co.uk/...erletter.ehtml
Experian
https://secure.wiseconsumer.uk.exper...x.html?data=00
CallCredit
https://www.callcredit.co.uk/stat-re...pl=regPurchase
which you should take along to a meeting with a good independent or whole market mortgage broker. Ask friends and relatives for a recommendation. Failing that, use https://www.unbiased.co.uk remembering to switch off "sponsored ads only" option so you get a full list, not just the paid-for adverts.
The £2 statutory paper files will be fine. Avoid online schemes you have to pay for which give you your inside-leg measurement and call it a "credit score" as this is different to the lender's, the one which actually matters to you...I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.0
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