Why do I have to do an extra year on my IVA?

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nicola336

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Post by nicola336 » Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:49 am
Hi I am in an iva and just about to do my review for my 6th year My debt was 36,000 and so far I have paid over 45,000 into my iva why am I having to do an extra year? I've paid back so much already
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Post by Foggy » Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:15 am
I assume that you are a homeowner, in which case you agreed to release equity at the end of your IVA or, failing that, extend for a year. This is that year.

As for the amounts involved, during an IVA you owe the full original debt, plus fees and possible statutory interest. Only at the end is anything unpaid written off.

On a £36k debt, very roughly, you would be looking at something like £7500 fees and disbursements and around £14k statutory interest, so payments would not stop until you reach the agreed term (including this extra year) or you have paid in about £57k.

If, during the year, you hit that figure the IVA will end at that point.

Now .... IF, as it sometimes is, statutory interest has been excluded (read through your proposal) the figure above would be reduced by around £14k, so, to pay back everything would only take £43k, in which case you might well have already done that. It is also possible, if the interest is not excluded, to petition the creditors to ask that it is.

Does that all make some sort of sense ?
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Post by Lisa Thomas » Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:15 pm
Check your proposals and modifications for the terms you put forward and agreed to.

As Foggy says it's likely connected to your home.

If so, you should get a valuation asap to see if your equitable interest is is less than £5k (assuming standard conditions applied to your IVA).
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