Paying a late account does not reset the clock, and it does not wipe the marker either.

The seven year window runs from the original missed payment, not from the day you fixed it.

A default in the UK stays six years from the default date even if you clear it the next week.

A four year old late payment costs you far less than a four month old one, long before it drops off.

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