Manage Your Debts With An IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement)
An IVA is an Individual Voluntary Arrangement, which is a formal agreement you make with your creditors. They are arranged through specialist companies and are an agreement you make to pay a certain amount of money to your creditors for a set period of time. Once this amount of time is up any debt you still have is written off completely. When you enter into an IVA you will only need creditors who are owed 75% of your debts to agree to the arrangement, because it is a legally binding formal agreement your remaining creditors will have to follow it as well. The number of creditors who agree is not a factor, so if a single creditor is owed 75% of your total debts you may only need to get that single company to agree to the terms. With an IVA you are able to keep trading if you are a business owner and are still allowed to have a bank account, you are also less likely to lose your home as you would be with bankruptcy so an IVA offers you more control. There generally is a fee to set up an IVA but the specialist companies who handle it typically factor their fee into the agreed upon monthly payments under the terms of the IVA. The other advantage of an IVA over bankruptcy is that your interest owed is frozen form the time the period of time under the terms begins, which means your debt can not increase in the interim. Not all debt is best controlled by IVAs, when you contact a debt management company beware that some may encourage you to get one simply so they can receive the fees and not because it was actually your best option. With this in mind make sure you go to a reputable company and they are giving you advice for your situation that is actually relevant and not just a way to get money from you. The right company will advise against an IVA unless it truly is your best option. Research IVA specialists and see which ones come most highly recommended and have a reputation for successfully helping people become debt-free. Approach only these established and reputable companies and perhaps apply to a handful of them. Wait and see who comes up with the best deal for you and follow through with it if you feel it is the best solution. This is the safest way to go about finding a trustworthy IVA specialist with your best interests in mind.
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