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In 2014 I contacted Stepchange, as my circumstances at home had changed and my debts were very high.
They advised me to go onto a DMP to get things under control. I contacted my creditors and all was agreed.
I stuck to it religiously and in 2016, we decided to sell our house and use some of the equity to settle my debts (in full) and keep the rest for a mortgage further down the line.
One month before the sale of my house was complete Tesco sold my debts (a ccard & loan) to Hoist Portfolio, I wrote to them explaining that i was on a DMP and would continue with my payments until my house was sold.
A moth later I called all my creditors and settled in full. Phew!
Well, 9months down the line and debt free I had a look at my credit report, only to see that Hoist Portfolio put two default notices on my account, which has utterly trashed my credit score and meant that I have to wait 6yrs to come off. Is there anything at all that I can do, as I thought i was being responsible and tackling my debt instead of hoping it would go away.
Sorry for the long message.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    edited 18 July 2017 at 8:05AM
    Had Tesco already defaulted the accounts?

    You should ask for the default to be moved back to when you originally defaulted on the accounts.
  • mds303
    mds303 Posts: 28 Forumite
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    Hi, no Tesco never defaulted the account. Hoist portfolio defaulted the account when they took it over.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    Ask for it to be moved back to the appropriate date.
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