We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Sudden appearance of electoral roll historical data that's not me

Bit of an odd one but I'm currently in a DMP and trying to stay on top of all payments/debts and info to start rebuilding credit rating for my distant future self. So I check my credit file fairly regulary as not all creditors report defaults consistently (highly frustrating)

So I check a week or so ago and an alert popped up saying new electoral roll details will be included for 2004 - 2011 for 1. A different person with a similar name and 2. An address I've never lived at.

It's my sister in law - at my in laws family home. We share the same first name but spelt differently and since I married into the family in 2015, the same surname. But different initials and I have no links to their family home! I appeared on the electoral roll for this period elsewhere in my maiden name as I've always been registered somewhere!

How on earth do I get it removed and why has it suddenly popped up?! I don't want my sister in law linked to me as my score is so low so don't want to affect anything to do with her!

Comments

  • Just raise a dispute with each CRA where it appears and it'll be removed.

    Don't worry about your pretend low score. It's not relevant to anything. Just manage your credit responsibly.
  • AliceBanned
    AliceBanned Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I would check the Local Authority register too- in case there is a fault on the actual electoral roll.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.4K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.5K Life & Family
  • 261.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.