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15. Credit rating is bad

If you want to buy your own home but your credit rating is bad then you could apply for a bad credit mortgage. Even if you are just shopping around for some form of debt consolidation and you have adverse credit then there are plenty of available financial products. A bad credit loan is specifically designed for those with bad credit ratings. There is also an option called an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) which is there to help people with seemingly insurmountable debts of at least £15,000.

You may have a poor credit rating for any number of reasons. It may be that you have been late with your repayments. You might have missed a repayment altogether or defaulted on a debt. Whenever you fail to fulfil a financial contract it will cause you to get adverse credit.

A good way round this is to think seriously about some form of debt consolidation. The many varied financial products available to you bad credit mortgages, bad credit loans and Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) all have their pros and cons and you should try to find out which is your best option before you commit to a long term contract.

The term debt consolidation encompasses bringing all your debts together into one single repayment every month. This can help you to end any confusion of what you have paid off to whom and when.

Adverse credit does not mean an end to credit. By utilising an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) or applying for a bad credit mortgage or a bad credit loan you taking your first steps on a necessary journey to free yourself from the tyranny of debt. You can repair your credit rating by insuring that you keep up with your monthly payments and see it though to the end.

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