Individual Voluntary Arrangements

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About Individual Voluntary Arrangements

The IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) was introduced by The Insolvency Act of 1986 as an alternative to bankruptcy which benefits both the debtor and the creditor. An IVA enables people facing financial difficulties to come to a formal agreement with their creditors rather than having to face bankruptcy. This usually means paying a high monthly installment over 3 to 5 years. The rest of the debts are written off. Some IVAs are set up on the basis of using a lump sum to make offers to the creditors rather than make monthly payments. Some IVAs are a mixture of both.

Once you opt for an IVA, you no more have to deal with the creditors. It allows you to make fixed monthly payments stretched over a longer period. Ensure that you abide by the terms and conditions. This will help you clear outstanding debt at the end of the agreement easily.You also have the advantage of going in for lower payments. It is best advisable to avoid filing for bankruptcy as it can cripple your financial life.

You become eligible for many benefits by opting for this service like refinancing your existing debts into a single monthly payment, avoid the severity of an IVA or bankruptcy, make your credit repayments more affordable.

Individual Voluntary Arrangement- Benefits, Advantages, Disadvantages 

The IVA represents an exciting new opportunity to those facing serious debt to both avoid bankruptcy and to make a fresh start.

Advantages of an IVA

* With an IVA you only pay back an agreed percentage of your debts
* While an IVA is in place, it is illegal for your creditors to harass you
* With an IVA, interest on your loan is frozen which means that your debt won't keep growing
* An IVA doesn't affect your professional status or ability to hold public office like bankruptcy does

Disadvantages of an IVA

* If you don't stick to the terms of your IVA then the insolvency practitioner or your creditors can make you bankrupt.
* If your circumstances alter which means you can no longer afford the payments, your IVA may end if the insolvency practitioner is unable to convince your creditors to accept a new agreements.

Setting up an IVA

1. With the help of an insolvency practitioner, you outline a debt repayment proposal which clearly demonstrates how it benefits your creditors and which shows what funds and assets are available for them.
2. Then you apply to the court for an interim order. If this order is granted then the creditor cannot petition for bankruptcy.
3. The creditors then meet to decide whether or not to accept your proposals.
4. If the creditors approve your proposals, they are binding on everyone who had notice of the meeting. If this happens, the insolvency practitioner takes charge of the assets which are administered for the creditors in line with the proposals.

To get the benefits of IVA, the people who owe money to people or companies that wouldn't agree to an informal debt management arrangement and for those who already tried an informal arrangement, but it's failed.

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