Money Advice Direct
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We receive a lot of calls and emails from the public asking; "What if I can't remortgage as per my IVA proposal?".
Please note that this situation is quite common and so please do not panic!!! If you experience difficulty in making the agreed lump sum payment from remortgage you should contact your IVA supervisor who may be able to re-negotiate with creditors by calling for a Variation Meeting.
If you are a homeowner and there is equity in the property the creditors will request for a proportion of the equity to be offered in addition to the monthly contributions. If there is little or no equity in the house at the start of the IVA, then you could still be asked to have the house valued in the 4th year of the arrangement and again up to 75% of your share of equity would be expected to be released for the benefit of the creditors.
You may be asked to release this money for the creditors benefit within the 5 years. This could be via a re-mortgage.
If you cannot get a remortgage offer at that time, but equity in the property has risen, then creditors may instead agree that the IVA continues for one or two extra years in place of funds they would have received from the remortgage of the property. They are only likely to agree to this though if the amount of equity release being forgone is similar to what one year's extra IVA payments will amount to.
PLEASE NOTE : There is no guarantee that the IP will elect to hold a variation meeting, and there is no guarantee that the creditors will accept the varied terms of the IVA.
If you have would like know what happens if you can't remortgage as per your IVA proposal please complete the following form or telephone 0800 074 6918.