⚡ Old accounts can be legally removed — find out which of yours qualify
South Africa · Prescription Act, 68 of 1969

Old debt
doesn't have to
follow you.

We audit every old account on your credit profile and lodge formal challenges against the ones that have legally prescribed. If the creditor can't prove it's still enforceable, it comes off — no repayment, no debt review.

  • 94% challenge success rate
  • Bureau update in ±21 days
  • Free, no-obligation audit
  • No credit check required
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3,100+
Accounts removed
R142m
Old debt extinguished
94%
Challenge success rate
21 days
Average bureau update

The Honest Truth

Old debt doesn't live forever — most people are never told when it's already dead.

Section 11(d) of the Prescription Act says most unsecured debts prescribe — legally die — after three years if the creditor has not taken correct legal steps. Yet thousands of prescribed debts are still being collected on every day.

  • An old store account from years ago is still sitting on your bureau, killing every credit application you make.
  • A personal loan you stopped paying long ago suddenly reappears — a new collector says you owe double what you originally borrowed.
  • Cellphone contracts and gym memberships from a previous chapter of your life are still listed against your name.
  • You have been told for years that the only way out is to 'pay it off' — when the law has actually already extinguished the debt.
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How it works

Five steps from old listings to a cleared profile.

One specialist handles your file from assessment to removal — no rotating call centre.

  1. 01

    Free 60-second assessment

    A handful of questions tells us — and you — whether any of your accounts are likely to have prescribed.

  2. 02

    Full credit-profile audit

    We pull your report and check every listed account against the three-year rule, acknowledgement records and collector documentation.

  3. 03

    Formal challenge lodged

    For every account that fails the legal tests, a written challenge is sent to the credit bureau and alleged creditor.

  4. 04

    Listings removed from bureau

    If they can't prove the debt is still alive, the bureau is obliged to remove the listing — usually within 20 business days.

  5. 05

    Cleaner profile, free future

    You walk away with a lighter credit profile, no further collection contact, and a clear written record of what was done.

Client outcomes

Real South Africans, real listings removed.

Google4.9· 612
HelloPeter4.7· 408
Facebook4.8· 290
Story of the month

"Seven old listings — two cellphone contracts, a gym membership, three store cards and a Wesbank account from 2015. Every single one removed within 23 days. I cried when I saw my clean report."

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Lerato N.
Centurion · GP · Verified client, May 2026
Lerato's profile, before & after
Before482
After672
+190 points
  • 7 prescribed listings removed
  • Bureau updated in 23 days
  • R0 paid to original creditors
  • Home-loan approved on second application

More client voices

3,100+ accounts removed and counting.

4 accounts removed

"Three store accounts and a personal loan from 2017 — all prescribed, all gone in under a month."

SM
Sipho M.
Soweto, GP
Collector silenced

"Six years of phone calls about an old African Bank loan. One letter from NDA and they stopped."

AD
Anele D.
Mitchells Plain, WC
Joint clean-up

"Five old retail accounts between me and my husband. Our home loan went through second try."

KR
Karabo R.
Pretoria East, GP
Honest audit

"Two other firms tried to make me settle. NDA was the first to actually check prescription dates."

DP
Devan P.
Phoenix, KZN
Loan removed

"A 2014 personal loan I thought I was stuck with — prescribed years ago, removed in three weeks."

Pv
Pieter v.d.M.
Bloemfontein, FS
4 listings off

"I'd stopped opening collection letters. They audited everything and four listings came off."

TB
Thandeka B.
Umlazi, KZN
Score +138

"Straightforward and they did what they promised. My credit score jumped 138 points."

RJ
Riaan J.
Vereeniging, GP
Retail wiped

"Truworths, Edgars, Mr Price and an old Capitec loan — all prescribed, all removed. Never paid a cent."

NS
Nomvula S.
East London, EC
4 accounts removed

"Three store accounts and a personal loan from 2017 — all prescribed, all gone in under a month."

SM
Sipho M.
Soweto, GP
Collector silenced

"Six years of phone calls about an old African Bank loan. One letter from NDA and they stopped."

AD
Anele D.
Mitchells Plain, WC
Joint clean-up

"Five old retail accounts between me and my husband. Our home loan went through second try."

KR
Karabo R.
Pretoria East, GP
Honest audit

"Two other firms tried to make me settle. NDA was the first to actually check prescription dates."

DP
Devan P.
Phoenix, KZN
Loan removed

"A 2014 personal loan I thought I was stuck with — prescribed years ago, removed in three weeks."

Pv
Pieter v.d.M.
Bloemfontein, FS
4 listings off

"I'd stopped opening collection letters. They audited everything and four listings came off."

TB
Thandeka B.
Umlazi, KZN
Score +138

"Straightforward and they did what they promised. My credit score jumped 138 points."

RJ
Riaan J.
Vereeniging, GP
Retail wiped

"Truworths, Edgars, Mr Price and an old Capitec loan — all prescribed, all removed. Never paid a cent."

NS
Nomvula S.
East London, EC

You're in the right place if…

Four signs your accounts are likely to qualify.

Accounts older than 3 years

The single biggest qualifier — most unsecured debts prescribe after three years.

Old listings blocking new credit

One prescribed entry can stop a home loan. Remove it and the block lifts.

Being chased on debt you barely remember

Collectors often have no proof. A formal challenge forces them to leave you alone.

No payment or written ack in 3+ years

If neither happened, the account almost certainly qualifies for removal.

01

Audit first, action second

Nothing is lodged before every listed account is checked. If it doesn't qualify, you'll be told on day one.

02

One named specialist, end to end

From assessment to bureau removal you deal with one specialist — not a rotating call centre.

03

An honest answer, even if it's no

If old-debt removal isn't the right tool, we'll say so up front and point you to what might actually help.

Every call with a collector can reset the clock.

A small payment or signed arrangement on an old account interrupts prescription and restarts the three-year clock. Collection agencies are trained to extract that acknowledgement before mentioning a settlement amount.

Act before you sign or pay anything — the audit is free and takes a minute.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Section 11(d) of the Prescription Act, 68 of 1969, says most unsecured debts become legally unenforceable three years after they last became due, provided the creditor did not interrupt prescription. Once a debt has prescribed, you are no longer legally obliged to pay it — and any related credit-bureau listing can be challenged and removed.

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