Robinson Way put another default on my credit file? Please advise

Hi all,

Long story short, I owed Barclays £834 and they defaulted me on 14/08/2015, Robinson Way/Hoist Portfolio then bought this debt and Barclays put the default balance to £0 and Hoist then put another default on my credit file with the default date of 31/10/2015

Is there anything I can do about this? It's now changed to two defaults instead of 1, and the purchased debt has a default date which is later than the original debt?

Unsure what to do, but pretty annoyed about it regardless. I'm now paying the debt in full to Hoist but peeved that it's now became two defaults with different dates, for the same debt...

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  • sourcrates
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    edited 9 April 2018 at 10:51AM
    Hi,

    No it has not changed to two defaults, its the same default recorded by both companies.

    Barclays shows a balance of zero as they have sold the debt to Robinson way, they now take over reporting of the account as the new creditor, the second date maybe the date Robinson Way/Hoist bought the debt, that would be all correct and in line with regulations.

    The debt will still drop off your file 6 years from the original default date.
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  • System
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    sourcrates wrote: »
    Hi,

    No it has not changed to two defaults, its the same default recorded by both companies.

    Barclays shows a balance of zero as they have sold the debt to Robinson way, they now take over reporting of the account as the new creditor, the second date is the date Robinson Way/Hoist bought the debt, all correct and in line with regulations.

    The debt will still drop off your file 6 years from the original default date.

    Even if to the two defaulted dates are a few months apart? As long as they're both removed on the same date, I'm happy.
  • sourcrates
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    vq12 wrote: »
    Even if to the two defaulted dates are a few months apart? As long as they're both removed on the same date, I'm happy.

    If you remain unhappy send a complaint to Hoist and ask them to clarify the situation for you.
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  • National_Debtline
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    Hi vq12


    It is correct that Robinson Way/Hoist Portfolio can register a default under their own details after purchasing the debt, but it has to be the same date that Barclays used. That means you can make a complaint to Robinson Way/ Hoist Portfolio and ask them to change the date of their default to the one Barclays used.


    If they don't agree to this make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Officer (ICO) www.ico.org.uk and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) www.fos.org.uk. I hope you can get it all sorted out quickly.


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  • System
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    Hi Susie,

    Thanks for much for the response, I will certainly write to them and let them know the dates of default are incorrect.

    Hopefully they will sort it without a complaint, thanks for confirming!
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