Tag Archives: Irish Debt
Five Years Bankruptcy Term in Ireland
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has just published the details of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which will have the effect of reducing the term of bankruptcy in Ireland. Bankrupts under the proposed new law will ‘enjoy’ automatic release from … Continue reading
Relieving the Agony of Personal Debt
When people take a look at their own serious personal debt struggles they occasionally visualize how awful it would be if they had to go bankrupt. Whether or not they petition for their own bankruptcy or one of their creditors … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
The Dilemma for Irish Mortgage Holders
RTE television recently featured a number of Irish couples who were drowning in debt largely as a result of having taken out large mortgages at the height of the property bubble in 2006 to 2007. There are over 45,000 mortgages … Continue reading
What is an Irish Judgment Mortgage?
A creditor may seek a judgment against a debtor in an Irish court for non-payment of a debt when such payment is overdue. Where such a judgment is awarded, interest is automatically applied at the statutory rate of 8%.
How To Rank Your Debt Payments
People have to live so in assessing which bills to pay first, one must consider the essentials of life – food and shelter. Making sure you pay your priority debts comes before all your other debt payments and is regardless … Continue reading