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David Mond

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Post by David Mond » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:37 pm
Is the property morgage or loan free in Bulgaria?

Have you gone back to the people you bought it from to see if they can help?
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Post by rockchickkelly » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:20 pm
Yes, the property has no secured loans at all, whats more, it is not recorded here.
 
 

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Post by David Mond » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:11 pm
What attempts with any UK Agents that represent Bulgarian property sales?
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Post by MelanieGiles » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:19 pm
You may need to face taking a big hit on the value of that property, in order to try and settle with your creditors, but someone will buy it so long as the price is right.

From my experience, properties are still selling in Bulgaria, albeit a lot slower than they were a year ago, and the Russian domestic market is quite buoyant. If you could be prepared to take a hit, in an attempt to get debt free, these options may be definately worth pursuing.

Where is the property - is it in a ski resort or on the Black Sea, and what do you realistically value it at now? Can you provide a brief description of the property, and how much of your current debt can be attributed to its purchase?
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Post by rockchickkelly » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:36 pm
at present we are using credit cards to buy our food shopping. We also took out a loan about 4 months ago. Will happen with these, ie is there a time limit on the debt that is included.
 
 

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Post by MelanieGiles » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:46 pm
There is no time limit on the debt which is included in an IVA, and all debts will be included regardless of when they were taken out.

Obviously you should not incur any further debts from now on, as you are just going to make the situation worse.
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Post by David Mond » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:33 am
Please answer my original question - did you do any research with UK Agents?
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Post by rockchickkelly » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:14 pm
At present. We are all up to date with my bills, and we haven't missed any payments for a few months, as my mother has helped us out. I have been told that in order to qualify for an IVA, we have to have a history of missed payments. Is this true ?.
It would be a lie to say our income matches our outgoings pound for pound.
Food shopping + baby goods (nappies etc), clothes and fuel(petrol & Diesel) are becoming something of a luxury. We HAVE to buy these with credit cards as we dont have surplus cash. I understand that this is expanding the problem. This also contributes to the no-missed payment issue as, if we were buying food etc with our wages, we wouldn't have enough to pay the bills, however we are trying to be very strict and not miss payments.

We are so mixed up.
 
 

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Post by rockchickkelly » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:15 pm
Hi David,
I didn't see your reply,
No, we have only contacted BG agents. Could you recommend any good UK agents ?.
 
 

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Post by David Mond » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:37 pm
I will check around to see if we have a list. You have to be insolvent to be able to propose an IVA. From what you have said you are - so get formal (free) advice from an IP asap. Will be back with Bulgarian list asap.
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Post by rockchickkelly » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:04 pm
Thanks David,
 
 

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Post by David Mond » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:50 pm
Will have the information regarding Agents on Monday with a bit of luck>
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Post by poppy » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:51 pm
Hi, you don't have to have a history of missed payments to qualify for an IVA. Mine was accepted and I had never missed a payment until I started the IVA process.
 
 

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Post by rockchickkelly » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:55 pm
I've heard people talking about penny in the pound, what is it ?. and how is it calculated ?.
 
 

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Post by aguise » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:27 pm
Hi ther.

It means that you offer a certain amount for every pound that you owe. eg you owe £100 and offer 10 p in the pound they get £10 from the iva back on the debt they owed.

Hoope that helps

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