You can, but why would you want to? Your credit will be shot and you may well have to pay across towards it.
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If you go bankrupt, there is every likelyhood that you will be making payments at a similar level, or higher ( I hear they are not as generous with their allowances) for the next three years, so will have saved nothing. Additionally, you would be resetting the clock on your credit files and the 6 years would stat again -- so you would be the bearer of a trashed credit record for a coupls of years longer to boot. And finally -- it would set you back £750 in court fees for the honour.
My opinions are merely that .. opinions based on experience. Always seek professional advice.
IVA Completed 23rd July 2013 .... C.C. 10th January 2014
Going to hijack this thread as i may look into this.
reasons are my circumstances have changed. For those who read my child maintenance thread my expenditure is due to increase an extra 150 a month and my IVA is most likely be exteneded. Reading more into bankruptcy i feel this may have been a better option from the get go. I rent my house and have no assets and bankruptcy usually lasts three years max credit file screwed same amount of time. They described an IVA so perfectly over the phone and slandered bankruptcy!
Your credit score countdown would restart from the beginning of your bankruptcy and you would probably have to make payments for 3 years and you have to pay the fees up front. I would think long and hard about this.
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
Yes i'm not going to make any decisions until i talk to few people / charities. Just after actually reading more into IVAs/ bankruptcy i think IVAS are for people with homes to protect etc. Wish I found this forum before i signed anything!
Vince_100 wrote:Yes i'm not going to make any decisions until i talk to few people / charities. Just after actually reading more into IVAs/ bankruptcy i think IVAS are for people with homes to protect etc. Wish I found this forum before i signed anything!
IVAs are built around those with assets to protect --- also good for those that have a career that would bar BR or those that feel honour bound to try to pay back more than they would in BR.
I went IVA for the honour reason, though with the attitudes of some creditors and, indeed, some providers. I might not repeat that decision should the need arise and my circumstances had not changed.
If you have no assets, debts below £20k and very little disposable income a Debt Relief Order is worth looking at as well.
My opinions are merely that .. opinions based on experience. Always seek professional advice.
IVA Completed 23rd July 2013 .... C.C. 10th January 2014
Vince_100 wrote:Yes i'm not going to make any decisions until i talk to few people / charities. Just after actually reading more into IVAs/ bankruptcy i think IVAS are for people with homes to protect etc. Wish I found this forum before i signed anything!
IVAs are built around those with assets to protect --- also good for those that have a career that would bar BR or those that feel honour bound to try to pay back more than they would in BR.
I went IVA for the honour reason, though with the attitudes of some creditors and, indeed, some providers. I might not repeat that decision should the need arise and my circumstances had not changed.
If you have no assets, debts below £20k and very little disposable income a Debt Relief Order is worth looking at as well.
Debts are a smidge over 20k. I'm due to pay back around £16.5k in my IVA. I will have a good long think about options and depending on what CF come back with following my circumstance change.
If IVA fails and you can bring debts down to below £20k then a Debt Relief Order might be a possibility but not sure if your circumstances will fit the criteria.
Lisa Thomas wrote:If IVA fails and you can bring debts down to below £20k then a Debt Relief Order might be a possibility but not sure if your circumstances will fit the criteria.
Debt in IVA is 20900 but with fees its 25930. I'm paying back 44.52 p/£
Is that your total debt or just what you would pay under your IVA?
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
