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bankruptcy advice please

hi everyone finally got court date to go b/r 3 march,can anyone tell me how to handle creditors until then.do i tell them I'M going b/r orshould i ignore letters .if any creditors get a ccj against me or o/h will b/r cancel it out. thanks

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  • tankgirl1
    tankgirl1 Posts: 4,252 Forumite
    hi happytrucker

    i just blagged it - think i was lucky. i managed to keep creditors at bay until bankruptcy was filed.
    sorry i cant be any more help

    tankgirl
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  • Hipkiss
    Hipkiss Posts: 334 Forumite
    Hiya,

    While I was waiting to go bankrupt, this is how I handled my creditors (especially with phonecalls).

    When they asked to speak to Miss **** *******, I asked who was calling - and then when they (eventually) told me who was calling I'd say "Oh, I'm sorry, she's away on business at the moment, I'm her flat sitter". Then I got someone ask for my mobile (as I'd changed numbers) - so I told them that I didn't have the authority to pass on mobile numbers and that I'd pass a message as soon as she (I) was back home.

    I managed to keep that going for a good 4 - 5 weeks, by that time I managed to book my date for bankruptcy.

    So the next time they called, I gave them the bankruptcy details.

    I know it's a quick way out of talking to them, but until you can give them some full and final information it was the best thign I could do.


    HK
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  • mandy_moo_1
    mandy_moo_1 Posts: 1,201 Forumite
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    Hipkiss wrote:
    Hiya,

    While I was waiting to go bankrupt, this is how I handled my creditors (especially with phonecalls).

    When they asked to speak to Miss **** *******, I asked who was calling - and then when they (eventually) told me who was calling I'd say "Oh, I'm sorry, she's away on business at the moment, I'm her flat sitter". Then I got someone ask for my mobile (as I'd changed numbers) - so I told them that I didn't have the authority to pass on mobile numbers and that I'd pass a message as soon as she (I) was back home.

    I managed to keep that going for a good 4 - 5 weeks, by that time I managed to book my date for bankruptcy.

    So the next time they called, I gave them the bankruptcy details.

    I know it's a quick way out of talking to them, but until you can give them some full and final information it was the best thign I could do.


    HK

    This is exactly what i did!! I was told not to let any of my creditors know i was going bankrupt...just to let the OR deal with it once it had gone thru, so i pretended i was my sister!! :grin::grin::grin:
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