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  • asoe209 wrote: »
    What do you think?

    £6,000 at £180 pm, over 36 months, is 5.1% APR.

    Just make sure to check, if there's any penalties for early settlement, of the Online Retailer account.
  • asoe209
    asoe209 Posts: 362 Forumite
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    £6,000 at £180 pm, over 36 months, is 5.1% APR.

    Just make sure to check, if there's any penalties for early settlement, of the Online Retailer account.



    Hi yes there are no penalties for early settlement. So judging by that I think I will try.
  • asoe209 wrote: »
    Hi yes there are no penalties for early settlement. So judging by that I think I will try.

    Just make sure to close the Online Retailer account, as soon as it is paid off, so there's no temptation to use it again.
  • asoe209
    asoe209 Posts: 362 Forumite
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    100% will be as don't need to use it any longer.
  • asoe209
    asoe209 Posts: 362 Forumite
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    Morning, just following up with another question really.


    Can anyone recommend a place that Is likely to provide a loan with someone with a medium/low credit rating?


    Also when taking a loan is it better to say its being used for repayments. or for something like a car, home improvements etc?
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
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    bit late to the thread, but you mentioned that the online shopping was done with a now ex partner. Can they not contribute something to this debt?
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  • asoe209 wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend a place that Is likely to provide a loan with someone with a medium/low credit rating?

    And the purpose of this loan?
  • Presumably the loan is to get rid of the online retailer loan which is charging 39% interest. Normally I would not suggest more borrowing to get rid of existing borrowing but on that interest rate I think it would be sensible to try and restructure it SO LONG AS YOU DON'T PUT YOUR 0% credit cards on it. Try the MSE loan eligibility tool or see if you can get a low percentage loan or better still a 0% credit card to get rid of it.
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    cms-help Posts: 187 Forumite
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    asoe209 wrote: »
    Morning all sorry was not able to log on yesterday.

    Well in terms of the car, the policy state 5 years and has to be a 5 door, I did question that and my Director did say that the door number is not so much a problem.

    The position I am in is a trainee so im not up to the full salary for the job that I do yet, this will increase once I past my final exam. so at present the terms I moved on where staying on my previous departments pay.

    Can I just clarify something? In your SOA you stated the salary figure included the car allowance from your company? Is this the case or is your salary actually lower at present?
  • asoe209
    asoe209 Posts: 362 Forumite
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    HI I tried that the MSE pages, but my eligibility is a bit ropey of some of them.


    The loans that look likely that I would to be accepted for are high interest and requiring an £1500 onto of the loan to be paid back.


    I don't want to many search's on my credit file, but I also can not keep up with these payments for to much longer.
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