IVA COMPLETED!!

[Nigel.rn]

Hi, here's my story for those of you about to enter an IVA. i ran a small business and managed to amass a huge debt to hmrc, credit cards and a couple of suppliers £180k!. i had equity to release but due to hmrc issuing a Ccj without warning my chances of remortgaging were scuppered!!. on the arrival of the dreaded statuary demand i had no choice but to go down the iva route. i scoured the internet and plucked for an insolvency practitioner called Wilson Field and through myself at their mercy. i had researched the likelihood of the proposal being accepted and spent many nights worrying over it. The process was quite simple and an IVA was proposed and accepted. As hmrc was by far the largest creditor it all hinged on their approval. in fairness to them and despite having easily enough equity in my house and 3 buy to lets to cover the debt they accepted with the condition that at year 5 an equity release would add to the total collect by the iva and achieve 100p in the pound. At the year 5 anniversary i was asked by the IP to provide valuations on the property's so an equity release could be offered to Hmrc regarding the 100p in the pound. i rang a local estate agent and asked them to value the properties which they did and were happy to take my advise on what i thought they were worth. Conveniently for me the valuations only covered the mortgages! . This was put to hmrc and they agreed to 12 months additional payments and that was that. They actually only achieved 20p in the pound.
During an iva period, no credit is achievable. i did however hang on to one credit card and both my Barclays current accounts with over draft facilities in tact. i hadn't included them in the iva and they were never mentioned?. i also managed to get vans for my staff via octopus vehicle leasing, a car for my wife from Money barn and an invoice factoring facility from Bibby Financial services. so basically you wont be completely stuffed for 6 years. one issue was mortgage interest rates plummeting and me stuck on standard variable. another tuff lesson!. pretty much on the 6 six year anniversary all the bad credit on Equifax falls off. my advise it get onto your IP and get your completion certificate. i did and managed to get the insolvency data base updated. once done i called Santander, Halifax ect and asked if they had better interest rates on offer. swapped straight away and now considerably better off.
So what have i learnt. Pay Hmrc on time. they never go away!!. Dont be afraid of an IVA, with the right I.P it can be a life saver. Only tell them what they need to know. And in 6 years you can be back in the real world with a lesson learnt and a story to tell.
Cheers All N (here to help)

[Foggy]

Well done Nigel. Glad it all worked out in the end. However, to be honest, you were skating on dangerously thin ice there for a while with the extra credit you took on. Had any of it come out of the woodwork the whole plan might have gone down the toilet ! I would not want to play you at poker !

[luluj]

Glad you reached the end without trauma ... as foggy says thin ice in places and not necessarily we as forum experts would recommend others following.

[kelsus]

Hi, here's my story for those of you about to enter an IVA. i ran a small business and managed to amass a huge debt to hmrc, credit cards and a couple of suppliers £180k!. i had equity to release but due to hmrc issuing a Ccj without warning my chances of remortgaging were scuppered!!. on the arrival of the dreaded statuary demand i had no choice but to go down the iva route. i scoured the internet and plucked for an insolvency practitioner called Wilson Field and through myself at their mercy. i had researched the likelihood of the proposal being accepted and spent many nights worrying over it. The process was quite simple and an IVA was proposed and accepted. As hmrc was by far the largest creditor it all hinged on their approval. in fairness to them and despite having easily enough equity in my house and 3 buy to lets to cover the debt they accepted with the condition that at year 5 an equity release would add to the total collect by the iva and achieve 100p in the pound. At the year 5 anniversary i was asked by the IP to provide valuations on the property's so an equity release could be offered to Hmrc regarding the 100p in the pound. i rang a local estate agent and asked them to value the properties which they did and were happy to take my advise on what i thought they were worth. Conveniently for me the valuations only covered the mortgages! . This was put to hmrc and they agreed to 12 months additional payments and that was that. They actually only achieved 20p in the pound.
During an iva period, no credit is achievable. i did however hang on to one credit card and both my Barclays current accounts with over draft facilities in tact. i hadn't included them in the iva and they were never mentioned?. i also managed to get vans for my staff via octopus vehicle leasing, a car for my wife from Money barn and an invoice factoring facility from Bibby Financial services. so basically you wont be completely stuffed for 6 years. one issue was mortgage interest rates plummeting and me stuck on standard variable. another tuff lesson!. pretty much on the 6 six year anniversary all the bad credit on Equifax falls off. my advise it get onto your IP and get your completion certificate. i did and managed to get the insolvency data base updated. once done i called Santander, Halifax ect and asked if they had better interest rates on offer. swapped straight away and now considerably better off.
So what have i learnt. Pay Hmrc on time. they never go away!!. Dont be afraid of an IVA, with the right I.P it can be a life saver. Only tell them what they need to know. And in 6 years you can be back in the real world with a lesson learnt and a story to tell.
Cheers All N (here to help)

Hi Nigel, Thanks for insight into your experience. We have also recently completed our IVA. We have completion certificate and as it's been over 6 years since start our credit records our back to excellent across all 3 credit reference agencies. Only thing holding us back is insolvency register. Did you have to wait 3 months for your details to be removed or did you manage to get records updated / removed before 3 month mark and if so how?

Its the only thing stopping us from putting our property on market as we can't start conversations with a mortgage broker until we come off register.

Many thanks

[Foggy]

Hi Nigel, Thanks for insight into your experience. We have also recently completed our IVA. We have completion certificate and as it's been over 6 years since start our credit records our back to excellent across all 3 credit reference agencies. Only thing holding us back is insolvency register. Did you have to wait 3 months for your details to be removed or did you manage to get records updated / removed before 3 month mark and if so how?

Its the only thing stopping us from putting our property on market as we can't start conversations with a mortgage broker until we come off register.

Many thanks

Hi Kelsus. The Insolvency Service can be very awkward about this 3 month time lapse ( I know, I had a run in with them about it). Soemtimes someone will pick up the docket and process it right away, more often you get in the 3 month pile --- it is the luck of the draw.

Regarding mortgages -- have a word with Ryan and / or Shaun. They are both whole of market brokers with experience of adverse credit applications. Their deatils can be found in their profiles here:

Ryan : memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=18488
Shaun : memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=22837

[kelsus]

Hi Nigel, Thanks for insight into your experience. We have also recently completed our IVA. We have completion certificate and as it's been over 6 years since start our credit records our back to excellent across all 3 credit reference agencies. Only thing holding us back is insolvency register. Did you have to wait 3 months for your details to be removed or did you manage to get records updated / removed before 3 month mark and if so how?

Its the only thing stopping us from putting our property on market as we can't start conversations with a mortgage broker until we come off register.

Many thanks

Hi Kelsus. The Insolvency Service can be very awkward about this 3 month time lapse ( I know, I had a run in with them about it). Soemtimes someone will pick up the docket and process it right away, more often you get in the 3 month pile --- it is the luck of the draw.

Regarding mortgages -- have a word with Ryan and / or Shaun. They are both whole of market brokers with experience of adverse credit applications. Their deatils can be found in their profiles here:

Ryan : memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=18488
Shaun : memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=22837

Thanks Foggy appreciate the response. I tried getting insolvency service via multiple emails and phone to remove us from register to no avail. Everyone had the same response about 3 months being legislation and removing us would be against rules yet seen multiple examples where people have been removed. Extremely frustrating that i gave up in the end. Might give it another try

Thanks again.

[Ryan]

Hi Kelsus,

As Foggy says it is luck of the draw - we've had a few Clients recently though who have been taken off straight away so it's definitely worth trying again.

Best of luck.

Regards

[familyofsix]

Can I ask how you get the insolvency data register amended once you have the completion certificate? Thanks

[familyofsix]

Can I ask how you go about getting name removed off the insolvency register once completion certificate Rrices? We have received ours today and are clueless what to do.
Thanks

[Foggy]

Can I ask how you go about getting name removed off the insolvency register once completion certificate Rrices? We have received ours today and are clueless what to do.
Thanks

Ask your IP to confirm that they have informed the Insolvency Service and sent a copy of the completion paperwork --- they are supposed to but a few firms seem to think it is not their job! If they have, wait a few weeks then check that your entry has been marked 'completed' (which indicates they have started the countdown) -- it takes up to three months to be finally removed (sometimes sooner, more often the full three months).

Have a read here: https://www.iva.co.uk/what-does-an-iva- ... dit-record

[dennis]

were abouts dies it say completed ?

[dennis]

were abouts does it say completed on the insolvency register?

[Foggy]

were abouts does it say completed on the insolvency register?

Do a search on your name -- then, when the entry comes up, click on your surname ( in blue) again and the full details will come up --- the status will be shown in the second section:

Insolvency Case Details
Case Name XXXXXX XXXXXXX
Court Voluntary Liquidation Cases
Type Individual Voluntary Arrangement
Number (Information Not Available)
Arrangement Date XX June 20XX
Status Current See Footnote

[Lisa Thomas]

If you can't find yourself on there then you have dropped off.

[dennis]

were abouts does it say completed on the insolvency register?

Do a search on your name -- then, when the entry comes up, click on your surname ( in blue) again and the full details will come up --- the status will be shown in the second section:

Insolvency Case Details
Case Name XXXXXX XXXXXXX
Court Voluntary Liquidation Cases
Type Individual Voluntary Arrangement
Number (Information Not Available)
Arrangement Date XX June 20XX
Status Current See Footnote

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thanks foggy