IVA Supervision
When an insolvent person considers offering proposals to creditors for an Individual Voluntary Arrangement or IVA, they hear a lot of new terms or what some people might describe as jargon. Continue reading
Debt Management or IVA
When personal insolvency is staring you in the face, the decision as to which solution to go for is a major one. Even after taking the best advice available, it still boils down to your own personal choice in the end. Continue reading
Pros and Cons of an IVA
Looking at an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (or IVA) through the eyes of the person in debt reveals the pros and cons of the process. Once an IVA is accepted at the meeting of creditors, you can look forward to enjoying a considerable number of advantages, provided you stick to the agreed terms for the duration of the IVA. As with any Insolvency solution, there are also some cons to be aware of in an IVA, especially if the IVA should fail. We have outlined the advantages and drawbacks in this article.
Continue readingHow long does Debt Management last?
A Debt Management Plan is one of a number of ways of reducing the amount of money you owe to your creditors. It’s relatively easy to set up and it’s quite an informal way to address your debts in a simple yet structured way. Continue reading
How an Individual Voluntary Arrangement Works
If you have debts you cannot afford to repay you might still like to reach a binding agreement with your creditors based on what you can afford. Provided you have a regular income, an IVA may help you to reach such an agreement and to repay some of your debts in a reasonable, finite and fixed period of time. Continue reading
IVA Case Study
Like fingerprints or snowflakes or DNA, every IVA is different to another even if the differences can often be hard to detect or notice. This IVA case study is not a real IVA, it is for demonstration purposes only. It has been written in such a way that it could well be a viable IVA. The circumstances described could be similar to yours or those of anybody who has encountered financial difficulties and finds themselves insolvent. This first IVA case study is a fairly simple one. Continue reading
Can a Bailiff Force Entry to Your Home?
We all have vague notions in our heads about bailiffs, but when it comes down to it how much do we actually know about their powers and the limits on those powers? If a bailiff came to your door or mine, what can we do? Do we let them in or not? What are our rights?
Continue readingIVA or Bankruptcy
When someone is threatened with insolvency or if they are already insolvent the focus on what to do next is often governed by best self interest. And this is not a bad thing. It usually leads to the right decision for the debtor and will often be the best course of action for the other parties affected, particularly creditors.
What is an Insolvency Practitioner?
An Insolvency Practitioner, also known as an IP, is an individual who is authorised and licensed to act on behalf of a person, company or partnership that can no longer meet their financial obligations (known as Insolvency). Continue reading
Suspension of Automatic Discharge from Bankruptcy
Where a bankrupt person is not complying with the requirements of the bankruptcy laws the Official Receiver or the trustee may apply to the court for the suspension of the running period of his or her automatic discharge from bankruptcy. Should the court grant the application, it means that the bankrupt will not be automatically discharged from bankruptcy after twelve months, but will continue to be an undischarged bankrupt for a longer period of time.