Money Advice Direct
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We receive a lot of calls and emails from the public asking; "What happens at the end of the IVA arrangement?".
Providing you stick to the terms of an IVA arrangement your debts will be cleared and you will be able to move on with your life debt free.
Once an IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) has been completed, you will be issued with a statement of satisfaction showing that you have fulfilled the requirements of the IVA.
The surplus income you would then have left each month is now yours to spend on what you wish.
The Insolvency Practitioner will also notify the required authorities and it would be in your best interest to contact the various credit reference agencies, to notify them that you have made a full and final settlement of your debts by completing the IVA. This can then be added to your credit file for anyone to see, should they have need to check it.
An IVA normally ends when you have made the last payment per the IVA agreement.
Before the Certificate of Completion can be issued, steps are taken to ensure that all payments have cleared, that any funds due to be released from any assets have been paid in and that all dividends have been made to the creditors. This naturally will take time, but usually completes in no more than 3 months.
If you would like to know the process if you were unable to keep up with your IVA payments please complete the following form or telephone freephone 0800 074 6918.