Think Money says ‘bankruptcy best for some’
November 10, 2011 – 9:56 amThink Money, a financial solutions company, responded to the latest Insolvency Service figures which showed a significant fall in bankruptcy orders in the third quarter of this year. It says that while numbers are declining, it’s still the most appropriate solution in certain circumstances.
Altogether, bankruptcy orders dropped by 32.1% in the third quarter compared with the same quarter in 2010. This contributed to an 11% drop in insolvencies overall over the same period.
Elsewhere, there was a greater take-up of the main alternatives to bankruptcy – IVAs (Individual Voluntary Arrangements) and Debt Relief Orders (DROs). The number of IVAs increased by 0.7% between the third quarter of last year and this year’s third quarter. There were 7.5% more new IVAs than in quarter two. DROs increased even more over 12 months – there were 7.6% more DROs in the third quarter compared with the same period last year.
A spokesperson for Think Money said: ”While we urge struggling borrowers to consider all the options for tackling their debts, they certainly shouldn’t write bankruptcy off as a possible solution. Bankruptcy c
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