I thought you could if the debt had been paid. A friend of mine was rejected for a mortgage application because of credit history. She applied to Expedia to find out what the problem was. It was a catalogue payment from March 2002 which was in arrears by 6 months (friend forgot to return a suit) which was paid in full along with an extra catalogue payment. According to the info she got it must stay on her record for 6 years despite the fact she had numerous other credit history details where payment has always been met.
Does anyone have any info on how to have it removed from your credit history record?