Sample letter

Hold action on your account (sole name)

​Use this letter to ask your creditors to hold action on your account while you get some advice. Contact us for advice before using this letter.

Letter in joint names

You can choose to send a letter in your own name or in joint names. You may have a debt in joint names, or want to write to your creditors together because you have worked out a joint budget.
 

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28 January 2020

Dear Sir/Madam


Account No:

I am writing to tell you that I am getting advice and help with my current financial difficulties.

Because of this, I would appreciate it if you could hold action on the above account for a period of at least 30 days to give me the breathing space I need to do a budget sheet and work out the best way to deal with my debts.

Also, if you are adding interest or other charges to the account, I would be grateful if you would freeze these during this period, so that my debt does not get any bigger.

I will contact you again as soon as possible with further details of my financial situation and my proposals for repaying my creditors.

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully