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anitamarie1
anitamarie1 Posts: 1 Newbie
edited 23 August 2020 at 11:30AM in Debt-free wannabe
I was issued a ccj about 4 years ago for around 8000. I've been paying 40-50 a month since then. I'd there a time limit on these Ccj's or is it u just pay it until the debt is clear. I just cant see a light at the end of the tunnel with this debt. The debt was inherited from a limited company which I was a director of before it went bust. When the ccj was issued I was bogged under by so much stuff I didnt have time to contest it and the ccj was just issued. Any1 know where I stand or if theres anything I can do??

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  • This would be better off posted in the debt free wannabe board - could an admin bod move it ? But in the meantime when you say it was inherited what do you mean? 

    I thought that if a debt belonged to a ltd company then unless the directors were negligent then there was no recourse if it went bust & had debts
  • sourcrates
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    You cannot inherit a county court judgement, it is made against either an individual, or a company, which is it in your case ?
    If made against the company, and the company went bust, the CCJ would be cleared by that insolvency.
    If made against an individual, then it would still be live.
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  • Galloglass
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    As above. Business debts die with the business unless you were a sole trader. 

    As regards a CCJ, firstly the debt always exists. Secondly a lot of people with CCJ's never pay them but will be harassed for a while until it becomes too costly to pursue. Thirdly, the rate of payment suggests paying off the debt in 16 years so it is quite a good deal.

    If even the £40 - £50 is difficult you can go back to court for a "means hearing" to work out affordability but that rate of repayment (£10/week) is a very common amount from cases I've seen.


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  • unholyangel
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    Directors are often required to sign personal guarantees for credit for limited companies. So the OP can indeed be held liable for the debt of a limited company if that is the case here. 
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