What exactly is a DebtMatters IVA?

A Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is an agreement between you and your unsecured creditors, whereby you pay an agreed and affordable sum of money each month, usually for 5 years. The total that you pay is then divided up between your creditors, who accept this sum in full and final settlement of all that you owe to them.
The IVA was introduced in 1986 as part of government legislation in order to provide people in financial difficulty with a second chance. Before 1986 the choices available to individuals were fairly limited in so much that you either muddled through as best you could by whatever informal procedures were available to you or you opted for the only real formal procedure available, i.e. you declared yourself bankrupt. The new legislation established a procedure that was formally recognised but one that did not carry the same burden as bankruptcy.
An IVA can only be administered by Licensed Insolvency Practitioners such as those at DebtMatters.

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