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Credit score in UK for foreigners

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Moving to or back to the UK? Here's how to build a credit history

I f you’re moving to the UK for the first time, or moving back to the UK after living abroad, you may need to build a credit history from scratch. Credit scores don’t cross borders, and so credit reference agencies in the UK only hold information on people with UK addresses.   Building up a credit history is vital to give yourself the financial freedom to get the future credit deals you want, so here are some tips to get the process under way. If you’re moving to the UK for the first time Even if you’ve got a super credit history in your home country, you’re starting from zero in the UK. The first thing to make sure you’ve got is a UK address, as without that you won’t get even a bank account. Opening an account with a major bank in your home country that has branches in the UK, before you move, might make the process a bit smoother. If you’ve now got a UK address and are ready to open a UK current account, get started by  easily comparing multiple bank accounts w...

An in-depth look at credit reports - UK

Taken from here Whether you are an excited first-time buyer or a seasoned property purchaser looking to move home or add a property to your buy-to-let portfolio, maintaining a good credit history is vital if you want to secure mortgage finance for your purchase. Even if you are not in the market for a new home, and you simply want a personal loan or a new credit card, a strong credit record will be essential. All lenders will check yours, regardless as to the financial product you are interested in or the amount of finance you are looking for. To do this, lenders run a credit check on you, and your address, looking for information on whether you are a sensible and responsible candidate for lending, or whether you have perhaps run into financial difficulties in the past, or been refused credit by other lenders. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say, so it’s sensible to find out exactly what information the credit reference companies have on you, so that you can decide what your next st...