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Are you looking for advice on Bankruptcy? You are not alone - lots of people are!

Bankruptcy is seen as the last resort, perceived to be the only way to escape the ever-constant demands for payment from lenders as well debt collectors/credit companies etc. for unsecured debt. But bankruptcy in our opinion is an easy option nowadays and there are specialists in this field.

The main factors for you to look at, is your house (If you own it or have a mortgage) and any assets you have (like a car worth more than £1,500 - £2,000 at auction price) that are out of the ordinary from normal living standards, as well as any spare income you may have after standard guidelines on expenditure have been taken into account.

What we mean by this is: for the average person, no one will visit your home, no Debt Collectors or Bailiffs will remove goods, phone calls will stop and once a Creditor/Collector has been informed you are bankrupt, no harassment is allowed what so ever, as it's against the law once you have been declared insolvent.

The constraints once you are bankrupt are perceived by many in the industry (Creditors as well as some Debt Management and Insolvency Companies) as extreme! The worst thing you could do! The worst decision you could ever make! They will take everything you have! Your name goes in the local paper! etc. etc. etc.

NOW THE TRUTH - IT'S NOT! and don't let anyone put the fear of god into you!

The restrictions while bankrupt are: You are not allowed to be an MP, a solicitor or an accountant and you can't be a company director (you can once discharged) So where is the fear? How many people come under the above categories?

Who can go bankrupt?

Anyone can go bankrupt if they have debts of more than £5,000. Although before doing so, you must make sure that your job is safe in certain sectors for instance being a solicitor, accountant or working in some financial service sectors.

The Risk to your Current Assets.

With bankruptcy your assets (property, shares, anything of real value) can be sold to pay your creditors. But once again there is a fear factor that everything will be taken. This is completely untrue, there is a very good possibility that you can still keep your home if you have negative equity, or none at all, but even having £5000 to £10,000 of equity doesn't mean you will lose your home. Going for bankruptcy is a more sensible option for people who don't own any assets but talk to an expert advisor about what you have, what your worried about, they will have many of the answers to your concerns...

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By Chris Jary
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