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Timing of bankruptcy - a bit of advice please

I have previously spoken to stepchange (when it was cccs) and they have advised bankruptcy. I have a mortgage of around £100,000 on a property which has just been repossessed. There is an unsecured loan of around £35000 which is linked to the mortgage (I don't really understand this, I didn't take out the loan but later replaced one of the original debtors). I will be lucky if the house sale reaches £85,000 so there is going to be a considerable shortfall.

My question is, given the unsecured loan, would there be any issues with me going bankrupt now rather than waiting for the house sale? I would really much rather get on with it if possible rather than stringing it out any longer. I just want this all to be over now, and if I don't petition that day isn't going to start getting closer.

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