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Personal Solutions

Managing Personal Financial Distress

Practical help before anything formal is needed: negotiating with creditors, dealing with HMRC and managing personal guarantee claims.

Managing personal finances can be very stressful. From time to time circumstances change and you find yourself in a position where either you cannot pay your personal debts, or you are worried that you are not going to be able to. We can help.

Negotiations with creditors

We provide assistance with talking to your creditors and trying to agree payment plans that enable you to pay off your debts over time. An approach made by an experienced professional, with credible figures behind it, generally lands better than one made alone under pressure.

HMRC advice

There are often circumstances in which HM Revenue & Customs are owed money by individuals, such as self assessment tax or capital gains. Where payment has not been made and HMRC are pursuing the monies owed, we can help negotiate to create time to deal with the debt.

Personal guarantees

Unfortunately, from time to time, a business failure may lead to directors or shareholders becoming personally liable for certain debts as a result of signing personal guarantees. We can assist with managing liabilities arising from personal guarantees and negotiating with lenders to deal with repayment.

Where this leads

Often this work resolves the position without anything formal being needed. Where it doesn’t, the next step is usually an individual voluntary arrangement or, in some cases, bankruptcy. You will understand all three routes before you choose between them.

Managing Personal Financial Distress: common questions

Can you negotiate with my creditors on my behalf?
Yes. We regularly help individuals talk to their creditors and agree payment plans that allow debts to be paid off over time. An approach made on your behalf by an experienced professional usually produces a better response than one made alone.
I have been asked to pay under a personal guarantee. Can you help?
Yes. A business failure can leave directors or shareholders personally liable under guarantees they signed. We assist with managing those liabilities and negotiating with lenders over repayment.
I owe HMRC personally. What can be done?
Where HMRC is pursuing self assessment tax, capital gains or other personal liabilities, we can help negotiate to create time to deal with the debt. Approaching them with credible figures matters a great deal.
Is the first conversation confidential?
Completely, and it is free. Nothing is reported anywhere and there is no obligation to take anything further.

Let’s talk it through, in confidence.

A free, no-obligation conversation is the best first step. You will speak to an experienced adviser, not a call handler.