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Shell Energy credit check

Hello,

Anyone familiar with whether Shell Energy leave a hard check on your credit file?

Due to remortgage in January but renewing everything has come at once. 

Thanks!

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  • Grabs39
    Grabs39 Posts: 364 Forumite
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    edited 4 November 2020 at 9:51PM
    There’s a hard search on my Experian file from them from when we moved in the summer, so yes it appears they do.

    Unsure whether a mortgage lender would be bothered by a utility company though.
  • Grabs39 said:
    There’s a hard search on my Experian file from them from when we moved in the summer, so yes it appears they do.

    Unsure whether a mortgage lender would be bothered by a utility company though.
    Just as I read this reply they responded to my customer service request.

    They state it's just a soft check... which contradicts your experience!
  • MEM62
    MEM62 Posts: 5,351 Forumite
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    They state it's just a soft check... which contradicts your experience!
    Either way it will have no impact on your mortgage application.  
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