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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:55 am
by simond
I own my own home outright.i owe apx 30,000 to 6 crediters.if i go for iva what is position with house.what if i sell house in intrem period and how is credit rating affected at end of iva

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:58 am
by kallis3
Hi and welcome.

If you own your own house outright, you will not be classed as insolvent as there should be enough equity to repay your debts in full.

I believe you would be expected to remortgage in order to pay those debts off.

If you sell the house, obviously you can pay your debts off.

With an IVA your credit rating is affected for 6 years from the date your IVA is approved.

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:10 pm
by MelanieGiles
Hi there and welcome to the forum

What is the current value of your property? And can you confirm that you have no mortgage or other secured loans against the property?

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:22 pm
by luluj
If you have no mortgage or secured loans on the house, and the unsecured debt is £30k, then as Kallis says you are not classed as insolvent.
Best bet if this is the situation is to see if you can gain a loan or mortgage to accomodate your level of debt so that it is managable - this way you would not affect your credit rating at all.

By taking out an IVA or considering bankruptcy you are basically wiping out your credit rating for a period of 6 years - in your position a debt management plan may be more appropriate.

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:48 am
by David Mond
Will need to know what is the value of your home and what morgage and/or other loans (if any) you have on it. If there is a surplus then arrangements could be made with your creditors either through an informal or foormal arrangement. Give us the information requested and then more direct advice can be given.

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:01 am
by kallis3
If you have sufficient equity, then you should be able to pay your debts off in full without resorting to an IVA, in which case your credit rating won't be affected (other than if you have defaulted on anything).

As David says, we need some more details before we can advise properly.