Geoff
Hibbert,
be aware of your position if you have
CCJ's
A County Court Judgment or CCJ are court
judgments for money. They are registered with
the Register of County Court Judgments and do
effect a persons credit.
A CCJ can be
handled quite easily by simply paying it off,
however, if you can not afford that then you
may end up with a mark upon your credit, or
worse, having a lean on your property.
A CCJ loan is a loan offered by a lender
despite a CCJ. Ideally, a person should pay off
their CCJ as soon as possible to get it marked
satisfied in the register, but if that is not
possible a person can still find lending
sources willing to extend a CCJ loan.
A County Court Judgment loan is just like any
other bad credit loan. The lender is taking a
risk because you have been proven, and in this
case, in a court, that you do not pay your
debts as agreed upon.
This means the lender is going to retaliate by
charging higher interest and fees. A CCJ loan
is going to be costly.
There are quite a few lenders who will extend a
loan to people with a County Court Judgment.
If a person is a homeowner they will have more
of a chance of securing a County Court Judgment
loan. This is because they can use their home
to secure the loan.
If their property has a lean against it in
conjunction with the CCJ, though, they will
unlikely be able to use it to secure a
loan.
Even if a person does not own a home or can not
use their home to secure the loan, there are
still CCJ loan options. Lenders will want to
make sure, though, that the person can afford
to borrow the money and pay back the loan. They
will likely request documentation to prove
income and they will want to see a very steady
earning record.
Some things that could slow down a CCJ loan
request are period of unemployment, self
employment, commission income and other sources
of income that are not steady.
This is because the lender is looking for a
good source of income that will prove the
person will not have difficulties paying on
schedule.
A CCJ loan is going to carry a high interest
rate and will often be a smaller loan. A person
is unlikely to be able to make a big purchase
with a County Court Judgment loan. However, a
CCJ loan is a good way to build up credit.
A person can take out a small CCJ loan and pay
it back according to the terms, which will then
reflect good on their credit. Then they can
secure a traditional loan in the future.
A County Court Judgment loan is something that
may be the only option for someone with a CCJ.
The best bet for someone in this situation is
to get a County Court Judgment loan to pay off
their CCJ debt.
Then will they not only be improving their
credit through a loan, but also get their CCJ
marked as satisfied in the registry, so they
will really be improving their credit and
making future lending options very
good.
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