Facing a barrage of letters and phone calls from angry creditors can be a daunting scenario but it’s important for you to understand the rights of both parties in order to ascertain what is deemed ‘harassment’ and what your creditors are legally entitled to do before and after you have sought professional debt help.
Firstly, whether you’re currently in a debt repayment programme or not, there are certain types of creditor behaviour that would give you legal reasoning for complaint, such as:
Outside of these arrangements, creditors are legally entitled to:
However, we may be able to put one of these three arrangements in place, depending on your circumstances, which will allow our team to take care of all communication with your creditors on your behalf. That means no more dreaded phone calls, no more debt collector visits to your home, and no more threatening letters through the letterbox.
Our Scottish based team can help advise you on your debt problems.
Our personalised debt report will help you better understand your financial position and see where your money is going.
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We have five offices located across Scotland. Find your nearest one here.
Sequestration is the Scottish version of bankruptcy and may be suitable for you if you do not have the money to pay back your debts
A Trust Deed involves making a monthly contribution to your debts for up to four years. After this time any remaining debt will be wiped out.
A Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) lets you pay off your debt through a series of manageable instalments over a reasonable length of time.
Whether you are a sole trader or a limited company director, we can help you work through your current financial problems including money owed to HMRC