UK/US Credit Ratings
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UK/US Credit Ratings
For a number of reasons my credit in the UK wasn't exemplary and though everything's now paid off I'm still not past the 7 years or whatever it is to have it cleared from your record.
Hubby and I will be buying a new house here - will my poor UK credit affect us?
Hubby and I will be buying a new house here - will my poor UK credit affect us?
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by MrsBeer:30
For a number of reasons my credit in the UK wasn't exemplary and though everything's now paid off I'm still not past the 7 years or whatever it is to have it cleared from your record.
Hubby and I will be buying a new house here - will my poor UK credit affect us?
Hubby and I will be buying a new house here - will my poor UK credit affect us?
Short answer: No, it won't.
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by dbj1000
At the risk of sounding rude... oh, what the hell. There are endless, endless threads about exactly this question on these boards. Use the search function, and if you don't find an answer to your specific question (you will) then by all means ask us to go through it all again.
Short answer: No, it won't.
Short answer: No, it won't.
#4
Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Errr...UK credit won't affect you here, but having bugger all US credit will....and to find out more, well there's loads of threads on the subject, even recent ones you could look through, not to mention the faq at the top of the US lifestyle forum...
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by Shahlax
Give the person a break. She only had 4 posts so is obviously new.
#6
Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by dbj1000
True, but I'm not a very nice person. Perhaps you'd like to search the forums for her and provide links to all the threads that answer her question? That would be a very nice, useful thing to do, and I'm sure she'd thank you for it.
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by MrsBeer:30
For a number of reasons my credit in the UK wasn't exemplary and though everything's now paid off I'm still not past the 7 years or whatever it is to have it cleared from your record.
Hubby and I will be buying a new house here - will my poor UK credit affect us?
Hubby and I will be buying a new house here - will my poor UK credit affect us?
If you buy the property from the UK your UK credit history does not matter at all. All you will need is a copy of your passport, a letter confirming 2 years employment history and a letter confirming a bank account has been held for 2 years and has been operated in an acceptable manner. That’s it. You don’t need to prove how much you earn and will not be asked for any UK credit history. You will be able to get 80% of the properties appraised value.
Hope this helps.
Redlobster
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by Schnorbitz
Ooooh, get you!! Not everyone is savvy with forum etiquette. Surely we should encourage new members and perhaps guide them towards searches and faq's rather than flame them and scare them into never posting again?
Really, if you're all such nice helpful people, why not answer her damned question, rather than moaning about the tone of my reply?
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by dbj1000
I not only pointed her towards the search function, but I also answered her question. I did so rudely, but warned her in advance.
Really, if you're all such nice helpful people, why not answer her damned question, rather than moaning about the tone of my reply?
Really, if you're all such nice helpful people, why not answer her damned question, rather than moaning about the tone of my reply?
#10
Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by Schnorbitz
Oh OK, as long as you warn someone you're going to be rude then fine, go ahead. It doesn't hurt to be nice or polite. Where's the sense in being rude for the sake of it?
Actually, you'll find that I generally try very hard to help answer people's questions... if they haven't been asked 1000 times already. As for people who don't use the Search function before asking a question...
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by Schnorbitz
Oh OK, as long as you warn someone you're going to be rude then fine, go ahead. It doesn't hurt to be nice or polite. Where's the sense in being rude for the sake of it?
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Originally Posted by dbj1000
ROFL! You've been a BE member quite long enough to know what a nice, quiet, polite bunch we are! Eh, Ray?
#13
Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by dbj1000
By the way, you still haven't been charming enough to actually answer MrsBeer:30's question.
#14
Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by dbj1000
By the way, you still haven't been charming enough to actually answer MrsBeer:30's question.
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Re: UK/US Credit Ratings
Originally Posted by dbj1000
At the risk of sounding rude... oh, what the hell. There are endless, endless threads about exactly this question on these boards. Use the search function, and if you don't find an answer to your specific question (you will) then by all means ask us to go through it all again.
Short answer: No, it won't.
Short answer: No, it won't.
To the helpful ones though - thank you!