From: "Mike Miller" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Gone Away Information Network GAIN
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 23:48:33 +0100

Can anyone help with a question I have about the GAIN.

I understand GAIN information is held for 6 years. Is that 6 years from the 
date you were marked as a 'gone away' or is it 6 years from the date of the 
last updated link.

For example, I left an old address 12 years ago. I have my new address which 
I have been at for 12 years. I have now been traced to my new address by a 
collector collecting a very old debt (from 12 yrs ago). Is it likely they 
will update the GAIN records which will start a new 6 year probem at my 
current address?

I am going to pay this debt now it has caught up with me, but I wonder if it 
has opened up a new can of worms with the credit reference agencies.

Thanks.