Hello Kirsty1,
I am fairly new to this site and have made hardly any postings. However, I would like to add a comment or two of my own for you if I may? Student loans can’t be included in an IVA anymore or are for that matter covered by a bankruptcy. I also think that you must start to repay your student loan when your earnings reach a set level. Do you know about this? A debt management plan, assuming that creditors will freeze all interest and there are no management charges, will take over 7 years to repay. Are you sure you don’t want to even consider bankruptcy? Are you certain that you would lose your job? Any repayment plan in excess of 7 years could prove very daunting. A bankruptcy is only likely to last a few months, has nothing like the stigma it used to have and an income payments order would at worst seem to be minimal (if at all). Any third party (family member etc.) could make an offer to buy out your equity – you say this is only small? Don’t forget though, that you will still have the student loan to deal with.
Whatever way you choose, at least there is a solution for you and I bet that makes things much more positive!
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