IVA, an option to pay off your debts

With your debt problems piling up, negotiate with your creditors regarding IVA.

07:48 03 October 2013

An individual voluntary agreement or IVA is an agreement between the creditor and the debtor, wherein the debtor shall make regular payments for his debts given a time frame. This agreement shall be made in the presence of an insolvency practitioner or IP who will in turn divide the payments between all your creditors. Your IP will make assessments of your financial status and shall make a proposal to your creditors.

How much is the cost of IVA?

Under an IVA, any available financial resources after all household bills have been settled shall be used for the monthly payments to all creditors at a given period.

IVA is a legal option which you can consider when you can no longer manage all repayments to all your creditors. After making all agreed payments, any balance in your debt shall be considered paid.  

You need to make additional payments if you have a property which has equity before your IVA ends.

How to acquire an IVA

• You need to look for an Insolvency Practitioner who will facilitate your Individual Voluntary Agreement with your creditors.

 

• Your IP will determine how much you can afford to pay considering the available financial resources that you have after deducting all payments for household bills. You will have to provide all details of your assets, debts, source of income and your creditors to your IP.

 

• Your insolvency practitioner will be the one to contact and negotiate with all your creditors regarding your situation and willingness to pay to the best of your ability. When the majority of your creditors agreed with the IVA, the agreement will push through regardless of those who didn’t agree. Even if they didn’t agree, they will still receive payments.