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Will wrongly address Debt recovery letters affect my credit?

I am concerned after receiving 2 debt recovery letters have arrived this week to my address, it's sent to an ex boyfriend of my daughters but using our address! I have sent them back return to sender unknown at this address, and have emailed one of them, there was no email for the other.
However I know our mortgage has only 5-6 years left to run and will need to extend this, I rang a few months back and they informed me this shouldn't be a problem I just need to phone back with income/outcome expenditure etc. but now I am worried these will effect our credit rating, we don't have any loans , 1 credit card with zero balance (used only for travel) and have never been in debt. I have never taken out a credit rating as I thought even that affects your credit rating, can anyone give me some advice I am extremely worried.

Many thanks

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  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    No impact at all.

    Credit files belong to individuals not to addresses.
    A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give
    or "It costs nowt to be nice"
  • The_Boss
    The_Boss Posts: 5,864 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Note Tixy says credit files, not credit ratings because these do not exist.
  • boomish
    boomish Posts: 165 Forumite
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    thank you so much...phew..
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