Andrew Smith, marketing director of the debt assistance firm ClearDebt, commented that a reduction in IVA fees for those seeking to pay off smaller debts could make the IVA an option for more people. The debt advice bureau points out…
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ClearDebt welcomes the proposals made on April 5 by the Insolvency Practice Council (IPC) for enhanced ethical standards for Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) – but thinks they should have been tougher: Commenting, ClearDebt CEO, David Mond, said: “We think that,…
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Fortunately, student loans can be included in an IVA – we’ve done several of these recently and had it confirmed today that the Student Loan Company is still looking favourably on reasonable IVAs. However, the person we spoke to in…
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From the article: ” A new study offers a grim picture of the number of women going bankrupt or entering a legal repayment plan with creditors, known as an Individual Voluntary Arrangement(IVA). The figure rose from 11,900 in 2002 to…
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Since we went online we’ve managed to arrange IVAs for people who owed a total of £2,773,000 and we’ve reduced their total debts to £1,007,000. That means, on average, our clients only have to pay 36% of their total debts…
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