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How your credit file could help you get a good mortgage deal

How to use your credit report to get a great mortgage deal in 2019

There have been plenty of reasons to get people thinking about making that first leap onto the property ladder in recent months, including Help to Buy schemes, the removal of stamp duty charges for about 95% of first time buyers and an increase in affordable houses being built.

How To Get The Best Car Finance Deals

New car sales may have slowed in recent years, with the economy, emissions scandals and Millennials all being cited as the root cause at one point or another. But the number of people choosing to use credit as a means of driving away in a new car continues to rise, according to figures from the Finance & Leasing Association which shows that the new car finance market grew by 15% in July 2018 when compared to the previous year.

What Happens When You Miss a Payment?

Late payments are a reasonably common entry on Credit Reports. They can occur against all kinds of credit agreements: everything from mortgages to store cards and unless you have a Direct Debit set up to make repayments automatically each month, you’re reliant on remembering to physically make your repayments each month. For a lot of people, this is where mistakes happen.

How to Save Big in the Bank Holiday Sales

Bank holidays may not guarantee a day of sun-soaked fun, but as is British tradition, we’d probably be quite happy barbecuing in the snow if it came to it. But no matter what your plans are, if you want to grab a bargain, you can use the Bank Holiday sales to save some serious money.

How lenders can change your interest rate even after an account has been opened

Most people are aware that your credit report and rating have a heavy bearing on whether a lender accepts or declines an application, and the rate of interest that comes with the account. However, not everyone knows that credit scoring – in the form of a particular lenders’ appetite for ‘risk’ - can continue to have an impact on your account even after it has been opened.