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You can receive free and impartial money advice from Money Helper;
an organisation set up by the UK Government to help people in debt.
Once creditors have accepted your IVA, they are legally bound to stop requesting payment directly. Instead, the Insolvency Practitioning team administering your IVA will deal with creditors on your behalf.
Your necessary bill outgoings are taken into account before an IVA payment plan is put in place.
A large proportion of proposed IVAs are regularly accepted. However, we cannot guarantee an IVA will be put in place, as your creditors must initially agree to it.
You need to comply with the terms for an IVA to work, as it is a formal agreement. Through us, monthly payments will be affordable and sustainable, but this is likely to result in a tighter budget whilst debts are repaid.
IVAs will affect your credit score and remain on your credit file for six years, from the date your creditor agrees to or until your IVA is finished. If your IVA lasts longer than six years – even if you completed it two years early – it will still show up on your record for further twelve months.
There is an Individual Insolvency Service register which your IVA will be listed on.
You will be required to pay fees to your IVA company. However, these will often be factored into your affordable monthly payments.