Do you have more than £15,000 worth of debt?
If you've answered yes then an IVA is one debt solution to free you of your debt problems. An IVA is a legal agreement which works as an alternative to Bankruptcy. With an IVA you pay an agreed sum each month and can be debt free in five years.
How does an IVA provide debt help?
An IVA is an alternative to Bankruptcy, and is a formal and legally binding agreement between you and your creditors. It provides both parties with certain legal protections whilst you solve your debt problems.
Over the term of an IVA you pay the agreed monthly amount, usually over 60 months, informing our IPs (Insolvency Practitioners) of any change of circumstance which could affect your income or assets.
Once the agreement is in place your creditors must stop all further interest and charges on your debts. All letters and phone calls from your creditors in relation to your debts should then cease. Once the 60 months have ended, and you have kept to the arrangement any outstanding debt is written off and you will be free of your debt problems.
An IVA is a formal legal agreement and will affect your credit rating. Homeowners may be required to remortgage in the 5th year of the IVA.
What are the minimum criteria for an IVA?
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