A Chance to Rescue One’s Assets

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Throughout the Australian Community, in the past few turbulent months, people from all walks of life have found themselves being inundated by a tidal wave of bad news, economic shock and increasing debt levels.

Families and individuals have suddenly found themselves being subjected to debt pressure, the likes of which they had never previously contemplated. Mortgage payments, higher fuel and food costs and possibly curtailed employment circumstances have built up to the extent of posing a real and pressing threat to their prized asset, the family home.

In times past, it was relatively easy to refinance the mortgage with a ‘low doc loan’ through either a bank or maybe a non-conforming lender if one’s credit history is impaired. However this avenue appears to be disappearing fast. The Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) is decreasing steadily, leaving people unable to refinance through the banks in an ever tightening situation.

From a situation of being able to manage reasonably comfortably with ones debts, it takes surprisingly little in today’s economic climate, to change a manageable life circumstance in to an intolerable stressful one.

People begin to be pressured by their creditors; family life deteriorates in the face of arguments and family friction. Worry and despondency overtake previously pleasant lives. The main worry in debt trouble is the fear of loosing the assets accumulated over many years of hard work and the abiding thought that once lost; those assets can never be replaced.

When faced with such tsunami of troubles and worry it is a human reaction to either dismiss such unbearable problems from one’s mind or carry on as before denying the urgent need for action or to panic and give in to the urge to surrender ones assets to alleviate the overwhelming anxiety caused by unmanageable debt.

The laws of Australia fortunately provide a way in which people can come to agreement with their unsecured creditors and retain possession and ownership of their assets. This arrangement can be achievable by virtue of Part IX Debt Agreement of the Bankruptcy Act (also known as a Part 9 Debt Agreement).

Under the terms of this legislation, debtors who fulfill the necessary requirements of the Debt Agreement, they can propose an arrangement with their creditors to pay the debt owing within a negotiable time and payment scheme that is acceptable to all parties involved.

The Act provides that should such arrangement be entered into and accepted by the majority of creditors no further approach my creditors be made, no further interest payments are demanded and the assets of the debtor are protected.

To find out more, speak speak to a professional who deals in part nine debt agreement, such as ADAIS.

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November 28, 2008