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Unexpected Windfall
Hi all, Happy New Year. Have just received a cheque from a pension which paid out in January 2020. They said a mistake was made and i am owed this money, it is for £846.64. there has been £149.20 tax deducted. I went bankrupt in August 2020, do i have to declare this to the OR.
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Going to go Bankrupt advice please
Hi I have a house with my ex and he left the home and I have a child and I can’t afford the house anymore . He has left me with debt too. So I have put house up for sale but not sold . I’m drowning in arrears with payments on mortgage. So I have no choice but to go bankrupt. I’ve had advise and this is what I have been…
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Post bankruptcy cleanup story in progress
Decided to check my credit reports a month after the discharge... Surprise surprise (not really), no one had bothered to amend the data. Wrong default dates and accounts still showing as open/default. Barclaycard CC, MBNA CC, Nationwide Loan Raised a dispute on the experian and transunion in result only MBNA had some sense…
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IPA Advice
I'm currently in the process of considering declaring myself bankrupt. I expect to get an IPA as once bankrupt I will have maybe a couple of hundred pound disposable income. My question is, if I decide to move in with my baby's Dad in the next few months, and my benefit claim then becomes a joint claim with him, will all…
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Is there a...................
Sensible, accurate, honest downloadable guide to Bankruptcy - DRO - IVA I can run off for someone ? (or copy/paste) Thanks Happy New Year
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IVA's - the truth, the facts...........
The adverts for IVA's are enticing (write off debts, pay only 50% of what you owe,etc) but what are the truths? Set up fees? Payment charges? Total repayable?
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Applied for BR now waiting
I applied using all lates figures on my bank statements but this month I have earned slightly more with xmas bonus and for some reason my UC was slightly more will this matter? I think from next year it will be back to normal its days they will get back to me within 28days what are the next steps please will they just call…
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After bankruptcy
Hi all, hoping someone will have the answer to this, just over a year ago I took the first step to sorting my finances out and made myself bankrupt this has now been changed on my credit file to show that I am now a discharged bankrupt, my question is around CCJ’s I had three CCJ’s when I was declared bankrupt these have…
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Self employed Bankruptcy Advice...
Hi guys, My BR application is all done, just so nervous about hitting that submit button. Simular to a previous query I havent worked since March 2020 since lockdown, I trade as a taxi driver and in the current climate if i do work i would be operating as a loss so have decided to sit tight and accept all 3 grants given so…
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Bankruptcy advice.
Hi, I'm new to the forums but after reading a few similar situations I thought it'd be best to post my own and potentially receive some advice. Story is as usual, business was going well however after a certain amount of time it went downhill. Loan payments became harder and harder and here we are today. So i'll layout the…
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Annulment
Hello, I am looking to find out if anyone has gone through the annulment process and if this is worth doing and how much OR fees are. I went bankrupt and am 2 months from discharge. My gran died and left a lot of money to my mum who wants to gift me a large portion once discharged. This would be more than the 40k debt I…
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Failing IVA and swapping to Bankruptcy
Hi, I'm totally new here. Really hoping someone can help me. I started an IVA in December 2017. Unfortunately, last year I ended up on ssp then lost my job due to the loss of my twins and pnd. I was given a payment break of 9 months in the hope that my situation would change both mentally and financially. In December of…
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Bacs payment
Hi my first post and apologies if I’m wrong subject, so my friend paid a deposit to a catering company for her daughter’s wedding for next year (as years one was postponed) , now the catering company are saying they’re going into voluntary liquidation, she’s asked her bank and they don’t want to know, is there anything she…
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Bonus Payment During Bankruptcy- Any Experience?
Hello, I’m looking to see if anyone has had any recent, or not so recent, experience of receiving a bonus payment during their bankruptcy. I am only 1 month in to being a bankrupt and I have been given an IPA of £42 per month. Today I discovered that I am receiving a surprise £1000 (before stoppages) bonus payment from my…
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Bad Advice
Hi, I went bankrupt in 2012 after getting professional advice from a company that sent a flyer through my door. I was in a debt management scheme prior to seeking advice but it was clear from the outset that their advisor was steering me towards going down the bankruptcy route. At the time I had a home and was paying the…
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Try to avoid IPA if you expect lifestyle changes.
Hi all,I've been discharged 2 years ago and my IPA file was closed few months back.My personal advice would be to try avoid IPA as much as you can as it's essentially a contract for 3 years where someone can access all your financial and personal issues at all time during this period. To me personally it was incredibly…
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Bankruptcy/IPA/NT tax
Hey guys, Been looking over this forum for a long time and have a question I couldn't find the answer too, I've been made bankrupt in July this year, issued with a NT tax code in October and currently not paying tax on my wages. My income expenditure form was submitted and I am still paying over what I earn to live…
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New UTR number
Hi All, I was self employed and got bankruptcy order in Mid April 2018, was allowed to continue business, Submitted paper return tax return of 2018/2019 on same UTR number. Now I need to submit again for year 2019/2020 and should be online and new UTR. but i tried to contact tax department in April to generate new UTR, but…
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Army Pension / bankruptcy
Evening, I can't seem to find any details on this.. can anybody help? I served in the forces for 10 years and when I left my pension would be worth around £300 monthly from when I'm 65.. Do I also lose this within BR?
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Lease car in bankruptcy?
Hello All My first post - though I've been watching for a while! My son has his bankruptcy hearing in a fortnight. I've been helping him with his SOA and on-line forms. A couple of queries - the forms talk about 'take home pay'. He has CSA payment deducted at source, also his contribution to his lease car is taken off…
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