We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Help im new, which DMP company?

now ive spoken to a few

W3 Debt Solutions
Debt Angel
Chase Saunders
Payplan

and really not sure who to go for as they all make it really sound alright, but im worried i could be payin off my dmp for years if not forever with some the fees they charge as they have quoted different amounts of what my monthly payment could be....

im pretty sure i dont want to have to do an IVA.

any ideas or experiences with the above? or any reccomendations...

Comments

  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    Payplan without a doubt, or the CCCS - they do for free what the others will charge you a fortune for.
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • Hi

    There are Debt Charities that do DMP's without charging, I'm with the Consumer Credit Counselling Service.

    MadDogWoman
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
    DD Katie born April 2007!
    3 years 9 months and proud of it
    dreams do come true (eventually!)

  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Rampant Recycler
    Payplan or CCCS are generally recommended here. Most of the others will take a large chunk of the money you pay to line their own pockets. Going with a company that charges a fee will result in either less money going to pay off your debts every month. or you paying more to achieve the same result.

    Payplan and CCCS offer just as good a service (many many say a lot better) than the fee charging companies as well. Plus they can give genuinely impartial advice on your best option/approach to dealing with your debts (DMP or otherwise).

    No-brainer really.............
    Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB

    IVA & fee charging DMP companies: Profits from misery, motivated ONLY by greed
  • Agree with the others, you should not go with a company that charge you to run your DMP until you have tried the CCCS or Payplan - with them, all your money goes towards your debts.

    We are with CCCS and they have been fantastic

    Newgirl
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Another happy CCCS customer here :D
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • same here. CCCS have been really helpful.
  • go with the cccs, they are free and very good. I owe £44k and I pay them £150 a month. They will work you out a fair budget based on court standards, will deal with all your creditors and review you each year. If you have any letters in the meantime tell them you are in the process of setting up your plan with the CCCS. Once the plan is in place you can refer any creditors to the CCCS, just make sure any letters you get from the creditors you send off to the CCCS and they will take care of everything.

    All the best to you
  • Sagaris
    Sagaris Posts: 1,852 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Yep - another CCCS fan here - my OH is with them and I've recommended them to others who have also been pleased with them.
    :j Almost 2 stones gone! :j
    :heart2: RIP Clio 1.9.93 - 7.4.10 :heart2:
    :p I WILL be tidy, I WILL be tidy! :p
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.8K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.2K Life & Family
  • 260.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.