I got divorced 3 years ago and have a court judgment to remove my wife from the mortgage. This was supposed to happen on the 5th anniversary of my IVA I have applied for a mortgage but have been turned down.
I now have to sell the house.
My question is can I sell my house to a family member for just the amount of the outstanding mortgage meaning there would be no equity in the sale. I didn’t want to have to pay the £27k the IVA company are asking for to complete.
Selling at an undervalue to deprive creditors of an asset can amount to fraud and, if the IP or creditors decide to act on it, could be reversed in the courts.
Have a word with Ryan or Shaun -- there might be a workaround available. They are both whole of market brokers with experience in adverse credit. Their contact details can be found in their profiles here:
I have to sell the house because of my divorce, it was either get my ex removed from the mortgage or sell.
The £27k is the figure the IVA company gave me when I was looking to remortgage. So I would imagine that is how much they will want if I sell.
No I don’t have to pay any money to my ex she took my pension.
Had the IVA company told me the correct figure I would have to pay back if I remortgage in year 5 I would never have signed the agreement to remove my wife this year but would have agreed to remove her next year after the IVA.
Also I don’t understand how the IVA company came up with the figure £27k.
The amount I owed creditors was £24538 in 2014. I have paid £26843 into the IVA to date. £14565 has been paid back to the creditors that only leaves £10k left to pay off. The IVA company said the £27k included their fees.
It's quite possible that's correct because, if you settle in full, you would be required to repay the total debt plus your Supervisor's fees and possibly statutory interest. Don't forget the interest on the debts will have been frozen in the IVA. One option to consider would be whether you are able to raise funds from a re-mortgage to be able to offer to your creditors in 'full and final settlement'. Whether this is achievable will depend on your specific circumstances.
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Following on from Shaun's reply -- read the wording in your proposal carefully, as in some I have seen that, where settlement is by way of equity release, statutory interest is not applied and in others ( as with mine) that statutory interest was excluded entirely.
I would ask for a breakdown of the figure they are requesting.
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IVA Completed 23rd July 2013 .... C.C. 10th January 2014
Thanks for the replies.
I have just spoken to IP about my release of equity because I found some info on another website which quotes a rule that you only have to remortgage to an amount that would not increase your mortgage repayments more than 50% of your monthly IVA payment ie I pay £110 a month so my mortgage payments would be an extra £55 a month this does not in anyway allow me to borrow an extra £27k more likely to be around £10k.
The IP said they have never heard of this rule and the creditors would ask for the full settlement.
Have I been given false info regarding this rule or is it actual fact.
It sounds like things are just confused. The rule you are talking about relates to an obligation you have to try to release equity from your property in the final year of your IVA. What we are talking about here is an EARLY settlement and therefore is entirely different.
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Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:12 pmGokartbandit wrote:
Thanks for the replies.
I have just spoken to IP about my release of equity because I found some info on another website which quotes a rule that you only have to remortgage to an amount that would not increase your mortgage repayments more than 50% of your monthly IVA payment ie I pay £110 a month so my mortgage payments would be an extra £55 a month this does not in anyway allow me to borrow an extra £27k more likely to be around £10k.
The IP said they have never heard of this rule and the creditors would ask for the full settlement.
Have I been given false info regarding this rule or is it actual fact.
This is a standard rule, as per the agreed standard terms and conditions, along with time restrictions also. I find it unbelievable that your provider would not know of this --- who, may I ask, are you dealing with ?
These terms are contained at Section 9.3 and also within Annex 6 of the 2016 IVA Protocol.
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IVA Completed 23rd July 2013 .... C.C. 10th January 2014
Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:45 pmShaun Vickery wrote:
It sounds like things are just confused. The rule you are talking about relates to an obligation you have to try to release equity from your property in the final year of your IVA. What we are talking about here is an EARLY settlement and therefore is entirely different.
Good point, Shaun. Must admit, and apologise, I am getting confused myself !
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IVA Completed 23rd July 2013 .... C.C. 10th January 2014
Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:20 amGokartbandit wrote:
Also I don’t understand how the IVA company came up with the figure £27k.
The amount I owed creditors was £24538 in 2014. I have paid £26843 into the IVA to date. £14565 has been paid back to the creditors that only leaves £10k left to pay off. The IVA company said the £27k included their fees.
£25k in 2014 add say 6 years of interest at 8% = £37k plus their costs (say 15%) = c£43k Less the £26k paid in to date = c£17k.
