Category Archives: Personal Insolvency

Credit Card Debt Relief within a Unsecured Debt Management Plan

Debt Management Plans (DMPs) are much in news reports at the present time. Several undesirable aspects of the industry made the biggest headlines. As with any industry a couple of bad apples can give the barrel a bad name. In … Continue reading

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How do IVAs work

For those who have money problems and believe that you may be insolvent, you may want to understand about an Individual Voluntary Arrangement, frequently known as an IVA, and how it could possibly help you. Being aware of what an … Continue reading

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Challenging the Irish Insolvency Law

A challenge to Ireland’s arcane bankruptcy laws may be made to the High Court within weeks, according to a recent report in The Sunday Independent by Maeve Sheehan. This is an interesting development if a challenge is made on the … Continue reading

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Settling Debts with an Individual Voluntary Arrangement

A necessary precondition to be permitted to get into an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is that you simply must first be insolvent. Even though there are actually alternative options for the insolvent person that include bankruptcy, this analysis shall just … Continue reading

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Questions for the Irish Government on Personal Debt

It promised to hit the ground running and the new Irish Government will soon be a hundred days in office. It has committed to making many changes so perhaps now is the time to ask some questions as to what … Continue reading

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Opportunities For Debtors As Well As Lenders

When confronted with enormous financial debt worries it’s easy for the solitary borrower to neglect the effect of non-payment or late settlement on creditors. The financial institution is frequently considered as the big bad wolf and not worthy of any … Continue reading

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What Makes Bankruptcy Law in Ireland So Draconian

Time and money are two key resources in any successful business. They encompass and conjure up ideas of costs, budgets, productivity, deadlines, profitability investment and so on. The list is endless. The analogy with bankruptcy or rather the legislation dealing … Continue reading

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Insolvency while pregnant

Recently issued figures estimate that the expense of rearing a child starting from arrival to twenty one years old might be up to £200,000. We will assume that you’re in an IVA turn out to be pregnant. The issue of … Continue reading

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Should an IVA have an impact on my Mortgage?

An IVA is a professional agreement between you and your unsecured lenders to pay back some of your debts over a defined time frame – ordinarily five years, but it could be for a lesser period. Secured creditors expect to … Continue reading

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Standardizing Personal Insolvency Laws in Europe

Did you know that there are now twenty seven countries in the European Union (EU) all with their own personal insolvency legislation? The mind boggles at the volume, variety and complexities of laws and regulations which this must entail. The … Continue reading

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