Taboos surrounding Insolvency, IVA’s and Debt

The past decade has experienced a huge growth in the number of personal insolvencies – Back in 1998 there were less than 30,000 per year. In 2007 it is likely that over 145,000 will be declared insolvent. To put this in context that equates to the entire population of Oxford for the year or 400 people each and every day. This growth has given rise to many myths and misconceptions as to the reasons behind the growth. Continue reading

Can Debt Consolidation Actually Work?

There are several advantages to merging your debts into a single consolidation loan. For many people might be appealing to have to make just one single monthly repayment in place of many repayments. Making lots of monthly payments towards a number of creditors in respect to a few different accounts is time consuming, specially when funds are limited and there is insufficient cash for everyone. You’ll have to select which debts really are ‘priority’ ones. Those you should take care of. With regard to the rest you simply must make do with whatever you can afford to pay, regardless of whether in some instances it is less than the contractual amount that you should be paying. One big advantage – whether perceived or real – is that you have just one single lender to take care of rather than many creditors. Managing your financial situation in addition to repayments can be simplified. It is also probable that your credit rating will get better specifically if you include all of your credit card accounts in the debt consolidation. Along with those benefits, the recurring repayment relating to the consolidation loan could be less than the sum of the repayments relating to the many different loans. Continue reading

Safe Debt Solutions – Debt Management

If you are having financial trouble and are having difficulty repaying your creditors, one of the debt solutions you are likely to become aware of is a Debt Management Plan. This is known as one of the big three debt solutions in the UK in terms of the number of people who use them. The other two are Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) and Bankruptcy. It is estimated that there are up to one million consumers in the UK currently in debt management plans with their creditors. Continue reading