Minimum no. of Creditors and Amounts Owed for IVA

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Post by Searcher » Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:04 am
I found this statement on my-iva-adviser.co.uk at *Link removed*(trust it is OK to quote another website?) .......[:I]

"There must be at least 4 different Creditors with debts over £1000. Even though all unsecured debts can will go into the Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), no matter what the amount, technically, to qualify for an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA), a creditor can only be counted as one of the 4 required as a minimum, if they are owed more than £1000. This is to make sure that there is a reasonable balance of votes at the Creditors Meeting in the more marginal Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) cases."


Somewhere on this site, I read that you may only need two different creditors to qualify, so I am confused..... ??


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Post by MelanieGiles » Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:43 am
That is just not true. There are no monetory limits for entering into an IVA, although individual firms may have their own criteria - and creditors may also have their own rulings.

Under the IVA protocol you need to have at least two creditors with at least three lines of credit, but an IVA does not have to follow this protocol if the reasons for the case are reasonable.
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Post by Searcher » Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:56 am
Hi Melanie

Thanks for helping here. What do you mean by "at least three lines of credit" - if I had say 2 lenders, but with one I had an overdraft AND a credit card debt does that make 3?
 
 

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Post by kallis3 » Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:39 am
If, with one of your creditors, you have an overdraft and a credit card or loan, that is classed as two lines of credit.
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Post by Shining » Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:34 am
My husband only had 3 lines of credit with the same creditor and his was accepted 100%. Overdraft, loan and Credit Card all with HSBC x
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Post by Searcher » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:18 pm
Thanks everyone - good to hear that different lines of credit all count, even when with the same lender. [:)]
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