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DRO and council rent default query
Hi, quick question to @fatbelly @sourcrates @Grumpelstiltskin etc. please if you have a default on council rent and water rates, does it affect your eligibility for a DRO at all? Thanks :) (posted elsewhere originally but deleted and created this new thread instead)
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HMRC & bankruptcy - how quickly do they act?
A bit of a difficult situation here regarding a family member. We know he owes a huge debt to HMRC, and there doesn’t appear to be any way of paying it. We also know that HMRC have already issued their “statutory demand” (which I think is the final warning before proceeding to bankruptcy), and the deadline for responding…
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Selling home when ex husband has IVA
Hi, my husband and I are separated and he is pushing for our home to be sold so he can have his share of the equity, he currently has an IVA which is due to finish early around Feb 2025, If our house is sold will the IVA company take money for his debt, if so will it just be out of his half of equity or will I be penalized…
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Insolvency service charge on joint owned house
Hi, Daughters father in law passed away recently and on getting a Land Registry print out of the jointly owned house it has been found to have a charge on from the insolvency service from 2008, how do we find out how much this charge is for? and if say it was for £50K in 2006, will it still be £50K now or have been…
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Family home and debt
Hi all Having checked my parents will recently, it seems i am trustee to the property along with my brother. The proviso in the will states the house cannot be sold while i live there, ( i have lived there 50 years), also if i stop living there or someone else moves in with me, the house will become the property of the…
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HMRC bankruptcy hearing
I'm being declared bankrupt by HMRC for unpaid income tax. My hearing at the High Court in London is in a couple of weeks but it clashes with a longstanding hospital appointment. I've been expecting bankruptcy for quite a while and I'm not opposing it. Do I need to attend the hearing?
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Income/expenses bankruptcy
Hello. My bankruptcy was approved in March 2024. I filled out the required NTB2, TNDIS and DPADA forms at the outset and after a telephone conversation with the IPA assessor, it was determined I would not have to sign into an IPA. 7 months later, the insolvency service have contacted me wanting me to sign electronic…
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Interlocking IVA
Hi I have asked this question on another thread but would really appreciate a professionaly qualified My wife and i are in year five of our iva. Our son has a uni place and we are expected to contribute 5k of his maintenance award. As we are in an iva we can't do that. The IP treats our son as non dependant, Student…
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Interlocking ivas and after acquired assets
Hi, can anyone help with this or signpost me anywhere? My wife and i are in year five of our iva. Our son has a uni place and we are expected to contribute 5k of his maintenance award. As we are in an iva we can't do that. The IP treats our son as non dependant, Student finance england treat him as dependant. Seems unfair…
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Post Discharge "Non debt" sold on.
Afternoon, Long time since my last post on the forum.. All gone swimmingly and is the second best forum I've found ( Apologies, but the Urban Art Association ) took first place. So, declared BR in 2020, Discharged in 2021, cleaned up my credit file with all the lenders.... or so I thought.. A previous Credit card debt has…
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Bankruptcy Scotland Insolvency Practitioner
Dear all I'm currently sequestrated with a insolvency practitioner administering my estate. I have requested a final statement and breakdown of fees to pay the balances off but suddenly the IP have taken it upon themselves to call around looking for the possibility of debts elsewhere. Can an IP take it upon themselves to…
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Bankruptcy Revolut and forex trading account's
Hello I planing to file BR and wondering what happen with forex trading accounts? would I be able to keep them open with low deposit under 100usd and keep trading micro for training purpose? trading is not the reason of my br. Just don't want give up just yet. Another question regarding Revolut online banking with a cash…
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Do we need to declare a BR that was 15 years ago?
We thankfully have moved on with life from where we were 15 years ago when my wife was made bankrupt. that said every so often something bring it up, currently it's home insurance renewal time, I've just been entering details into a well known comparison site and the question is:Has anyone at the address ever been declared…
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Post Bankruptcy Credit Report Clean Up - account sold
Hi In January 24 i was officially discharged from my bankruptcy and in August 24 i started the process of cleaning up my credit report using the guide in the very useful pinned post. Most have corrected their entries on my credit report using the first letter where we give them 28 days to correct their entry. However, i…
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Divorced and financial claims against me
Hi there, Sorry, not sure if this is the correct category, but it has to do partially with my bankruptcy! I got divorced a few years ago and I believe my ex wife is starting proceedings to claim financially against me. When the relationship broke down I continued paying as much as I could so that the kids could have an OK…
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DD and SO during sequestration
Hi, we are going down the route of sequestration. £40,000 in debt due to job loss, unable to pay mortgage and house was in severe negative equity. Home repossessed. We both now have good jobs and rent privately. We have no assets or savings and 3 children. We moved to rural Scotland for a fresh start. What happens to our…
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Unvested Restricted Stock Units that vest during Bankruptcy year
Hi, need some help understanding my obligations and potential options/outcomes. Currently bankrupt and undischarged. As part of my job I receive stock twice a year. These vesting periods will fall within my bankruptcy duration. Each vest is worth £7-9k (£15k total). Currently these are not included in my income as I dont…
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Bankruptcy & Property with Huge Negative Equity
Afternoon, I’ve made the decision that Bankruptcy is the best option for myself, I’m currently living on Credit Cards etc. due my Mortgage situation it’s interest only payments are over £900 per month with Ground Rent of over £130. I’m also paying £850 per month to service my Credit Cards on a Salary of £2350 per month!! I…
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Debt from negative equity shortfall when house was repossessed
Hi, we have nearly £40grand of negative equity shortfall from the sale of our property when it was repossessed (due to redundancy). We have no assets, rent privately and have 3 kids. We have been advised that Sequestration is our best option. Is this type of debt viewed differently to the likes of credit cards/loans etc?…
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