How to improve your credit score quickly
In this article I explain how your credit score works and the steps that you can take to improve it as quickly as you can. Improving…
Using Credit
How the Financial Ombudsman Service can help you with your complaint
This is a guest post by Sara Williams, a Citizens Advice advisor, who blogs about debt and credit ratings on her personal website, Debt Camel….
How to get a mortgage even if you have taken out payday loans
Borrowing money from a short-term lender (often referred to as a payday loan) can seriously affect your chances of getting a mortgage from most lenders….
Credit card repayment calculator
We have partnered with the Money Advice Service to bring you a credit card repayment calculator that will help you clear your credit card debt….
Bankruptcy rules set to change – good news for those in debt
Bankruptcy rules set to change – good news for those in debt There is some goods news for those struggling with debt as the the…
How child maintenance arrears may affect your future credit rating
How child maintenance arrears may affect your future credit rating Parents who fall behind with child maintenance payments could be refused credit under new Government…
Can a creditor obtain information about my finances?
Reader question: Can a creditor obtain information about my finances? If you are in arrears or refuse to pay a debt there are some actions…
What is a Logbook loan and why you should avoid them
Logbook loans – what are they and why you should avoid them Citizen Advice has recently a launched a campaign to raise awareness of logbook…
How to get a mortgage with a poor credit rating
People automatically assume that if you have a poor or adverse credit history, or have ever been made bankrupt, you can not get a mortgage….