IVA compared to Administration Orders
Comparing the options of an IVA or Administration Orders
We receive a lot of calls and emails from the public asking us to tell them about; "IVA compared to administration orders"
Administration is a court-based procedure where you make regular payments to the court towards the total sum you owe your creditors. If one or more of your creditors has obtained a county court judgment against you, the county court may make an administration order.
Your total debts must not be more than £5,000 and you will need enough regular income to make weekly or monthly repayments. You do not have to pay a fee for an administration order but the court will take a small percentage towards its costs from the money you pay. If you don't pay regularly, the court may cancel the order and your creditors will be able to take action against you separately to get back what you owe them. If your circumstances change and you cannot pay as ordered, you can apply to the court to change the order. The court that made the order will tell you what to do.
An IVA, however is a legal agreement with creditors (usually non-priority creditors) to repay your debts. This could either be in part or in full. The arrangement is negotiated, written up and checked regularly by an independent solicitor or accountant called an Insolvency Practitioner. Not all the creditors have to agree to an IVA as long as the creditors to whom you owe 75% of your debt agree.
In this section of the site the IVA unit will explain an IVA compared to administration orders. This will help the public understand the IVA and administration order process better.
IVA compared to administration orders
- If you miss a payment, it will mean the failure of the administration order compared to an IVA where it will be more lenient
- You can apply for an administration order only if you owe less than £5,000 and have a county court judgment against you. Compared to an IVA where you must higher debt and a larger disposable income.
- Administration orders are registered in the Register of County Court Judgments. This will make it difficult for you to get credit. When the order is paid in full you can ask the court to mark the entry in the register as 'satisfied' and give you a certificate proving you have paid. You must pay a fee for this. Compared to an IVA where it is registered with the Individual Insolvency register.
The similarities of an IVA compared to administration orders.
- You only have to make one monthly payment to court.
- The payment you make is based on what you can afford.
- Once the order is in place, your creditors cannot take any action against you without first asking the court.
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IVA Guide
- What does it mean if my IVA is not approved?
- What are my options if my IVA is not approved?
- My IVA has been approved, what do I do next?
- My IVA has been approved subject to modification – what does this mean?
- How do I make my IVA contributions?
- My IVA proposal included the provision that I had to sell/realise other assets – what do I need to do?
- I am receiving letters and emails from companies offering me a better solution than an IVA - what are these solutions?
- What do I do if my monthly IVA contribution will be late?
- How do I deal with my creditors once I’m in an IVA?
- How do I deal with additional creditors now that the IVA has been approved?
- What happens if I miss an IVA payment?
- The bank has not transferred my IVA payment - what do I do?
- What happens if I do not inform my IVA supervisor that I can’t make the contribution?
- I'm struggling to make the monthly IVA payment what should I do?
- I've received a 'Notice of Breach' from my IVA supervisor - what does this mean?
- What happens if I’ve missed IVA payments or received a notice of breach and there is no solution?
- Is it possible to finish or settle my IVA early?
- How do I settle my IVA early?
- What is the process involved when offering an early IVA settlement?
- Why would I vary the terms of my IVA?
- What does the IVA variation process involve?
- What happens when the IVA variation process has been approved by creditors?
- What happens when the IVA variation process has been rejected by creditors?
- How does an IVA end?
- Will I receive any correspondence when my IVA has completed?
- If one of my debts has been excluded from the IVA, am I liable to pay the debt after the IVA has completed?
- When does a creditor debt claim have to be received by when completing an IVA?
- What happens if any additional debt claims is received during the IVA closure process?
- How do my creditors get their money in an IVA and what are the IVA dividends?
- Does the money in my IVA account earn interest and if so where does that interest go to?
- Do I get a report or certificate stating the IVA has been completed?
- How does an IVA fail?
- What is the effect of IVA failure or an IVA failing?
- What happens after an IVA fails?
- What are the costs of an IVA?
- Who pays for my IVA?
- What is the IVA process?
- Who takes care of my creditors?
- Will an IVA make me debt free?
- How an IVA benefits my creditors
- Lifestyle changes during an IVA
- Advice on living with an IVA
- Will creditors contact me?
- Will I my IVA fail?
- Completing an IVA
- Getting credit after an IVA
- Can an IVA make me debt free?
- How to boost my credit rating after an IVA?
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IVA's
The IVA Guide
Money Advice Direct has put together an IVA Guide based on the enquiries and questions that we receive at our helpline offices.
In the guide we cover such subjects as IVA Approval, early settlment of your IVA, missed IVA payments, IVA failure, additional debt claims and much more.
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What is an IVA?
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