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Really worried unpaid Uni fees will affect credit score??
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valmal
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I attended a university for a few weeks in the first term but had to drop out for reasons beyond my control
I didn't have a student loan and was paying monthly to cope with the costs (still a lot of money per month).
Now however the uni say I owe them for the first term, which is a lot of money.
They already have one of my payments which they will keep, but if I just don't pay the remaining amount will that affect my credit score?
Their rules say if you attend even for a few weeks and quit, you have to pay for the first term at least. Thanks
I didn't have a student loan and was paying monthly to cope with the costs (still a lot of money per month).
Now however the uni say I owe them for the first term, which is a lot of money.
They already have one of my payments which they will keep, but if I just don't pay the remaining amount will that affect my credit score?
Their rules say if you attend even for a few weeks and quit, you have to pay for the first term at least. Thanks
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It is very unlikely that they ever had your permission to record the debt on your credit file, as the uni fees were not on a credit account, so they won't be able to record anything without taking court action.
However they could take court action against you, and presuming they were successful in obtaining a CCJ against you (and you could not pay the full amount within a month) then that would be recorded on your credit file for 6years and have a huge impact on your ability to get credit.A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who giveor "It costs nowt to be nice"0 -
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