In order to set up an IVA it is necessary to work with an Insolvency Practitioner in order to develop a proposal which will offer to make repayments to your borrowers at a specific level. This might be presented to a court of law if you are under an immediate threat of bankruptcy, and it will be issued to the individual unsecured creditors. A meeting between yourself, your creditors and your Insolvency Practitioner will be held and at that meeting your creditors will vote on whether or not to accept the proposal. If at least 75% of your borrowers as measured by the amount of money they are owed agree, then the IVA becomes legally binding.

Once the IVA is in place it is essential that you make and maintain the agreed payments which have been calculated based on what you car reasonably afford to pay. The money to the individual borrowers will be distributed from your IVA account and you need make only one repayment tailored to your circumstances every month.

It is extremely important that you manage these repayments for if you don’t then there is a danger that your IVA will be terminated and that your borrowers will then proceed to force you into bankruptcy which could result in your losing your home. In some circumstances, however, it may be possible to renegotiate the terms of your IVA.

It is important to realise that your unsecured debts will not be written off until the IVA has been successfully completed, that you may have to release equity in your home, and that you will only be protected from legal action by your borrowers if you manage your IVA responsibly and maintain the agreed repayments. Finally, your IVA will remain on your credit report for six years.

You could:

• Borrow as much as £25,000
• Apply online
• Competitive Annual Percentage Rate on loan between 7,500 to 25,000
• fixed rates for total life of the loan so your payments will never rise
• Repayment period up to 7 years
• Opt to have an optional payment protection insurance to cover your payments in case of unexpected illness or in case you lose your job

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Along with CIS and The Co-operative Bank, smile.co.uk is part of the of The Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) family. Based in Stockport, near

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Like The Co-operative Bank, it has a strict ethical policy, dedicated to following its customers ethical concerns. The fact that it is online supports its

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All transactions can be carried out online, including standing orders, foreign currency exchange and requests for an increased overdraft. Smile.co.uk

customers are able to withdraw money from any LINK cash machine, while cash and cheques can be paid into any post offices branch.