The Credit Sorted Blog

Plain-English UK credit guides — no jargon, no fear-mongering, just the fixable stuff and how to sort it.

Credit Myths

Does Checking Your Own Credit Score Lower It? (UK, 2026)

Short answer: no. Checking your own file is a “soft search” and has zero effect on your score. Here is why the myth costs people so much.

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Credit Scores

Credit Utilisation: The 30% Rule and the Statement-Date Trick (UK)

Same spending, higher score. Utilisation is one of the biggest score levers — and almost nobody knows the statement-date timing trick.

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Your Rights

How to Dispute an Error on Your UK Credit File (Step by Step)

Errors are more common than you would think — and you have the right to challenge them. Here is the UK process, step by step.

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