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Just been made bankrupt!

Hi

I am from the NorthWest area of NortherN Ireland and have just been self declared bankrupt.
I owned 2 buisnesses in the property related game and closed them down and was advised to declare bankruptcy with unsecured debt of £25,000.
My home and investment properties have all been repossessed and were in negative equity anyway,
As bad as this sounds im relatively upbeat and 'stress' free.
I am seeking to hear from anyone who has been through or is going through a similar experience,maybe has come out the other side and is successfully back in buisness.This sort of story would be inspiring and i would welcome the feedback.

Thanks in the meantime

Gary

Comments

  • PSNautical
    PSNautical Posts: 140 Forumite
    this is the new beginning.

    go forth, and be free!
  • debtinfo
    debtinfo Posts: 7,012 Forumite
    hi, unfortunataly i believe that northern ireland has different bankruptcy legislation than england and wales and so i cant give any advice
    Hi, im Debtinfo, i am an ex insolvency examiner and over the years have personally dealt with thousands of bankruptcy cases.
    Please note that any views i put forth are not those of my former employer The Insolvency Service and do not constitute professional advice, you should always seek professional advice before entering insolvency proceedings.
  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think you have 2 similar threads running.

    :j :j


  • i have not exactly been bankrupt but was on the verge of becoming one when one of my friends helped me come out of the bad situation..i am really grateful to him for helping me in my bad times..i was leading a very stressful lkife for some time and he helped me out come out from that to..
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