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How to update credit reference agencies with Electoral Roll details
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
How do I update my Electoral Roll details during the annual canvass?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
How do I update the credit reference agencies with my CCJ status?
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Court Information
When will my Electoral Roll registration show on my credit report?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
How often is my credit report updated?
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Credit Report
How long do updates to court information take?
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Court Information
How to save your credit report
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Credit Report
How do I add a Notice of Correction to my credit report?
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Fraud Alerts & Notices
The accounts in my insolvency are still showing on my credit report
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Court Information
5 steps to improve your credit score
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Credit Score
Why is my bank account not showing on my credit report?
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Credit Report
How long does information stay on your credit report?
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Credit Report
Factors that affect your credit score
Discover the main factors that impact your credit score. Learn how payment history, credit usage, and other elements affect your credit health.
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Credit Score
Why does my financial associate’s activity show in the ‘Searches’ section of my credit report?
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Searches
How does credit utilisation affect me?
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Payments & Borrowing
How do I notify the Insolvency Service that I have completed my IVA?
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Court Information
All you need to know about achievements
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Credit Report
Why have I dropped off the Electoral Roll during the annual canvass?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
Why is it important to register on the Electoral Roll?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
Why is there no information on my credit report?
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Credit Report
Does checking your own credit report affect your score?
Find out if checking your own credit report can affect your score and learn the difference between a hard and soft search.
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Credit Score
How do I allow Checkmyfile to use my device for verification?
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Getting Started
How do I remove a financial association that’s no longer relevant?
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Associations & Aliases
Want to stay in the know?
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My Account
What is the Electoral Roll?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
How do I remove the Notice of Correction?
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Fraud Alerts & Notices
Linked addresses: why and how?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
Will my alias affect my credit score?
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Associations & Aliases
I have a good credit score, so why was I declined credit?
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Credit Score
How do late payments show on my report?
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Payments & Borrowing
What is a good credit score on Checkmyfile?
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Credit Score
What do the different types of Notice relate to?
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Fraud Alerts & Notices
What type of search will I see on my credit report?
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Searches
Why is there a suppressed account on my credit report?
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Payments & Borrowing
Should I be worried about the Cifas fraud alerts on my credit report?
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Fraud Alerts & Notices
There’s an account on my credit report that I don’t recognise
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Payments & Borrowing
Why would I have an arrangement to pay on my report?
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Payments & Borrowing
Why do I have multiple searches for the same credit application?
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Searches
What type of fraud alert will I see on my credit report?
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Fraud Alerts & Notices
How long does an Individual Voluntary Arrangement stay on my report?
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Court Information
How can I dispute the CCJ information on my report?
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Court Information
What you need to know about County Court Judgments (CCJ)
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Court Information
What credit can I get approved for?
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Credit Report
What is a credit score?
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Credit Score
How do I sign up?
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Getting Started
How do I dispute an address link?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
How do I change my email address?
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My Account
Do credit applications affect my credit score?
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Searches
How do I change my payment details?
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My Account
How do I remove a financial association?
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Associations & Aliases
Do credit applications appear on my credit report?
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Searches
What should I do about my previous Electoral Roll listings?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
Understanding payment markers on your Checkmyfile report
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Payments & Borrowing
What is the ‘open register’?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
Does something look wrong?
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Credit Report
How do I reset my password?
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My Account
What to expect with the verification process
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Getting Started
What is the difference between an association and an alias?
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Associations & Aliases
Your Checkmyfile score
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Credit Score
What happens when you declare yourself bankrupt?
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Court Information
Trouble signing up?
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Getting Started
What happens after cancellation?
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My Account
What is a Debt Relief Order (DRO)?
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Court Information
What are arrears?
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Payments & Borrowing
What happens when you default on an account?
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Payments & Borrowing
What is an address link?
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Addresses & Electoral Roll
How do I manage my subscription?
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My Account
How do I change my current address?
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My Account
How do I unsubscribe from marketing emails?
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Getting in Touch
I’ve been a victim of identity fraud, what should I do?
Learn what to do if you’ve discovered that you’re a victim of identity fraud. Know where you stand with Checkmyfile.
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Fraud Alerts & Notices
Why do I have two defaults for the same account?
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Payments & Borrowing
Why do I have government and insurance searches on my report?
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Searches
Why can’t I sign up with my hotel/hospital, uni, or barrack address?
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Getting Started
I live overseas, can I still use your service?
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Getting Started
The effects of a repossession
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Payments & Borrowing
What is a voluntary termination?
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Payments & Borrowing
Trouble logging in?
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My Account
Contact us
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Getting in Touch
My account is blocked, what should I do?
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My Account
Not receiving our emails?
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Getting in Touch