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Ford Options

Hello everyone I hope someone could give me a little bit of advice.

I have a Ford KA on the Ford options and am coming up to my two years and am almost 50% through.
Times are getting a little hard at the moment and am looking to get a mortgage soon so decided to cut my loses and just give the car back.
Now when speaking the fords about this they told me if I am to just give the car back I will get negative impact on my credit rating.
Now first of all is this true? I know what car dealerships are like and obviously I don't want this to happen because it will my life harder getting my mortgage.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    If you have reached the point of voluntary termination and can hand the car back without penalty then I don't think that a mortgage lender would be unduly concerned.
    More important to a mortgage lender would be that your ongoing outgoings have reduced and so likely they would assess your affordability to have improved.
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  • Lynxz
    Lynxz Posts: 13 Forumite
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    Yeah.
    I mean I think they may of been making it sound a lot worse then it actually will be.
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