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Credit rating and debts
Bogga100
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi, I wonder if anyone has any advice.
I got divorced 7 years ago and was left with about £25k of debt, following some frankly awful career choices I was in a position where I could't afford to pay and suffered badly from depression. I moved house and used a friends bank account to avoid the debt collectors. I am now back to normal and would really like to be able to have my own bank account etc but don't really know where to start, I tried getting a credit score to see what I need to do but couldn't without a bank account. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to get back 'in the game'?
I got divorced 7 years ago and was left with about £25k of debt, following some frankly awful career choices I was in a position where I could't afford to pay and suffered badly from depression. I moved house and used a friends bank account to avoid the debt collectors. I am now back to normal and would really like to be able to have my own bank account etc but don't really know where to start, I tried getting a credit score to see what I need to do but couldn't without a bank account. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to get back 'in the game'?
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You don't have a credit score/rating. You should open an account somewhere, even a basic 1 then look at checking your credit history.0
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Thanks very much0
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You can get a postal copy of your credit file from any of the 3 agencies with a postal order for £2.
Here is a link to the experian form for example- http://www.experian.co.uk/downloads/consumer/Stat-App-Form.pdfA smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who giveor "It costs nowt to be nice"0
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