How to get credit rating up? Started by: jade

it takes time! so if you have a quite bad one it can take a year to improve it (at least).. don’t apply for anything or avoid applying for more than one in six weeks as it shows on your credit and doesn’t look good to companies as shows your desperate for credit. sign up to experian or noodle and have a look and see why it’s bad? if you have debts and have had no contact for 6 years they get wiped of your credit (but as soon as you contact it starts the 6 years again). keep on top of finances and don’t miss any payments!! don’t ever do a settlement as my friend did one and it still affects her credit rating. i don’t know if my info is deffo correct but that’s what i think? someone may correct me… Maybe try a credit union (i’ve heard they let you loan 3x what you save with them? that might not be true, but they are not a payday loan so not as bad interest?) xx

I’ve used a credit union for part payment for my ba … Really good lenders don’t so credit checks or anything just check I can afford your repayments and u can lend 3x what u have in there – deffo worth looking at. I have had bad credit in the past and it’s hard!! Hope unsort something soon Hun…also little things like making sure u are on the electoral role are worth sorting to, xx

If it’s really bad i’m sure you can have a family member pay for your BA on finance, like in their name and then you can pay them back personally without affecting your credit rating 🙂 xx