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Help with a loan please

I currently have a loan with tsb who charge me 21.8% on a £5000.00 loan. I pay £132.27 a month but its crippling me as I am a single parent and on tax credit. Can I get a cheaper loan to pay this one off to lower my payments??? I need help please I cannot pay this off as it stands
Thanks

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,610 Forumite
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    Whether you can get another loan is dependant on your salary/money coming in, other debts and your credit worthiness/how the banks see your situation .

    Cut your spending, any family help you out.
  • R_P_W
    R_P_W Posts: 1,507 Forumite
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    How long have you had it? Have your circumstances changed?

    What is your income? Do you have any other debts?
  • Cycrow
    Cycrow Posts: 2,639 Forumite
    If your already struggling to pay of the monthly payments on your current loan, you will have no chance of getting another.

    you could try asking your current loan to refinance the loan, but it sounds like your situtation wont have improved from when you took out the loan so most likly wont get a better rate. You might be able to increase the term, which will decrease the monthly payments but increase the amount of interest being paid, and take longer to pay it off

    What was the loan originaly for, do you have anything you can sell to make up some extra money until you can pay it off ?

    your only other option is to try and reduce your outgoings so you can afford it
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,610 Forumite
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    Pop over to the dfw board and post an SOA, you might get some pointers what to cut back on.
  • I shouldnt have renewed the loan in the first place but my partner had just left and left me in the poo basically moneywise and it helped. I shall ask my bank to help me out by taking it over a longer period. I think that will be best for me. Thanks guys
  • dealer_wins
    dealer_wins Posts: 7,334 Forumite
    vatlf wrote: »
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  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,888 Forumite
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    vatlf wrote: »
    Urgent Loan Offered. Apply Now.

    Contact us today for a quick and urgent loan at a very low interest rate of 3% yearly. We offer personal, company and business loans. Apply now and get your financial problems solved. Contact us via e-mail: vatlfunding07@gmail.com

    Wow a loan company with a gmail email address. Bet they are legit!!!

    :D
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
  • Clive_Woody
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    bazaarbid wrote: »
    Consult with a certified attorney for loan modification help

    That may work in the US, but seeing as this is a UK loan I suspect chances of success are pretty low.

    :D
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
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