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any advice? re applying for credit

stevefarr
stevefarr Posts: 10 Forumite
Hi there, not sure if anyone can help but need some advice if you could...

i applied for some in store interest free credit from bensons for beds 4 months ago and was declined, i was quite shocked about this but on checking my credit file worked out that it was because of a dispute with a lender that led to several missed payments.

my score is now back up to 889 so its all healthy again but just wondered how long i should wait before i re applied with the same lender, Ikano

any advice would be great :o)

xx

Steve

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  • You-kip
    You-kip Posts: 499 Forumite
    stevefarr wrote: »
    Hi there, not sure if anyone can help but need some advice if you could...

    i applied for some in store interest free credit from bensons for beds 4 months ago and was declined, i was quite shocked about this but on checking my credit file worked out that it was because of a dispute with a lender that led to several missed payments.

    my score is now back up to 889 so its all healthy again but just wondered how long i should wait before i re applied with the same lender, Ikano

    any advice would be great :o)

    xx

    Steve

    Your score is 889 with a company that doesn't lend money.
    You don't have an individual Credit score as they don't exist as scoring is done on a application status for which you failed which means you are in a position where you are too high risk to get a bed on credit.

    Check your credit files only and please take no notice of the meaningless score.
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    what do your credit files actually say

    how much are your existing debts?

    how much do you want to borrow

    what do you earn
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