Is it my responsibility to contact creditors showing defaults ?

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Chrisd0364

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Post by Chrisd0364 » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:56 pm
I have successfully completed my IVA and have received the certificate of completion from Grant Thornton. I sent a copy of this to Experian and my credit report has subsequently been updated to show it completed. My question is whether it is my responsibility to contact all the creditors on my report as the accounts still show as default? Hope you can help.
 
 

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Post by MelanieGiles » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:01 pm
Yes - you will need to contact the creditors concerned, but this is usually a speedy process and your file should soon be updated for you.
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Post by Broke of London » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:38 pm
Hi Chris - congrats on the completion! Writing to either the data controller or the complaints department at your lenders should get your default backdated to the date the iva was accepted. x
 
 

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Post by Chrisd0364 » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:18 am
Many thanks for the feedback and I will indeed contact the various creditors requesting they change my default status. Aside from this, is there anything else I should now do in order to start working on building my credit profile once again?
 
 

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Post by Niobe » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:15 am
Hello,

Make sure that your bank acount/mobile phone/mortgage (if appropriate) is up to date, take out a credit card such as Vanquis (make sure you pay it off in full every month). All of this will help towards your credit rating.
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