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Had a letter from Equidebt saying my 'Financial situation has improved' claiming they have seen my credit report (although they haven't asked permission to look at my credit report so would thought this is a breach of data protection?)

 

I have had a debt I have been paying off with them for as far as I can remember, going back more than 10 years, I pay them £10 a month, have done for the whole duration, have £2000 to pay off, but I can't remember if it was a ccj or just a payment plan with them to pay the debt off.

 

What I would like to know is if I should just ignore the letter or write back and tell them I will not be increasing my payments and leave it at that as I will not be!?

 

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Jesus! £10 a month for the last TEN years!!!

 

Even checking if you have a CCJ won't be much use to you after all this time?

Neither would looking at your credit files, anything that was on their would have dropped off by now!

 

Ignore their puerile letter and see what others suggest, but I know what I would do..

Who ever heard of someone getting a job at the Jobcentre? The unemployed are sent there as penance for their sins, not to help them find work!

 

 

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Hmmm, so they can tell by your credit files that your financial situation has improved can they?

 

You can either ignore it

 

 

Or write and confirm to them that your situation HASNT improved. Perhaps ask them to provide evidence that your situation has improved as you would certainly like to benefit from it. If they are unable to do this, then you will continue to make the payments you have agreed to. :lol:

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If it WAS a CCJ then they would have to return to court and ask for more money from you.. so I wouldnt worry too much about it.

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Which makes me think that this either isn't a CCJ or it was and then it has been passed about like a football without following the correct procedure?

 

Have you been paying equidebt for the last ten years? Who was the original creditor?

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Equidebt mostly deal with Co-op accounts.. although I guess they could have taken on others as well..

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I had one of those letters a long while ago and asked them whether they could enlighten me as I sure as hell didn't have any more money. Never got a response and I always guessed that it was something to do with balances being reported to the CRA by creditors and they chanced their arm when a balance was reducing.

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Write back and say thanks for the heads up on my finances, but as I was unaware of coming into additional monies, I completed an income and expenses sheet and found that I could no longer afford the £10 so from now on I will be paying £1. thanks again for highlighting my predicament

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