When you sign up for Pillar Monitor, a “soft search” will be left on your credit file. A soft search lets a firm see a basic overview of your credit history. Soft searches will not harm your credit rating or affect the way lenders see you, so they will not affect your ability to get credit.

They can also be called 'quotation searches' or 'personal searches'.

As you use Pillar Monitor, you’ll see multiple footprints on your credit file because we carry out soft searches in order to refresh your credit report and credit score.