http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 16 May 2008 16:30:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Bank of England yesterday released figures confirming the slowdown in the UK mortgage market continues.  It said the number of new mortgages approved for house purchases in March fell to a record low of 64,000, down from 72,000 the previous month. This was the lowest level since current records began ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2008/04/30/mortgage-approvals-reach-record-low/ It's a simple fact some credit reports will contain errors due to the sheer amount of data now held about us all. You may already be one thousands of us who in the past have found errors in our bank and credit card and other financial statements, some lenders do make ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2008/04/24/why-you-should-obtain-a-copy-of-your-credit-report/ Many lenders will search at least one credit reference agency's when you apply for credit. They search your current address, and sometimes your previous address depending on how long you have been there for information relating to you. As each credit reference agency has different customers, your credit report will differ ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2008/04/20/what-is-a-credit-report-and-how-does-it-affect-me/ It is your right to be able to obtain a copy of your statutory credit report by post from any of the credit reference agencies below. Send a cheque or postal order for £2, and your name, full current and any previous address, and your date of birth to:             Callcredit Ltd Consumer Services Team, PO Box ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2008/04/18/how-to-obtain-your-statutory-credit-report/ APACS, the UK payments association, has published figures showing a 200 percent increase in the number of phishing attacks in the UK. During the period January to March 2008 there were a record 10,000 reported incidents. Phishing is the name given to false emails that claim to be from your bank ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2008/04/17/200-percent-increase-in-phishing-incidents-during-january-to-march-2008/ The disk went missing in February, three months after Paul Gray resigned as chairman of Revenue & Customs over the loss in the post of two child benefit information disks, which contained data on every child in Britain and the bank and national insurance details of their parents. A spokesman for ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2008/04/10/hsbc-loses-disk-with-private-details-of-370000-customers/ Update:16/04/2008 It seems thankfully theres know evidence as yet these details did get into the wrong hands and no unexpected increase in the rise in Identy Fraud due to this incedent. Sadly though theres still general increase in this type of crime so if your worried in any way at all about being ... http://www.ukcreditreport4free.co.uk/2007/11/20/how-the-child-benefits-agency-data-loss-may-affect-you/