The number of people becoming personally insolvent has risen for the first time in a year, official figures show.
The Insolvency Service reported that there were just over 30,500 personal insolvencies in April, May and June, up from 30,162 in the three months to March.
Although these numbers are up on last quarter, this total is actually 12 per cent The Best Bodybuilding Exercises less than the same point last year, when insolvencies were running at a record high.
The number of bankruptcies continued to decline, as they fell Get The Painless Treatments With Columbus Dentists by almost 26 per cent compared with last year, as did Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), which were down nearly 10 per cent. However, debt relief orders - the low cost alternative to bankruptcy – were up by 15.3 per cent.
Surprise falls
Personal insolvencies had fallen in each of Tips For An Easy Move the last three quarters, to the surprise of some commentators given the tough economic background.
Mark Sands, head of personal insolvency at accountants RSM Tenon, said that the relatively small number of personal insolvencies is partly down to low interest rates.
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James Falla, personal debt expert at beatmydebt.com agrees.
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Complicated picture
Sands added that people in rented properties seldom see the direct benefit of low interest rates, along with those with unsecured debts as interest rates on credit cards and bank loans do not follow the trend of the base rate.
‘So the picture is complicated, and there are more factors influencing the current low number of personal insolvencies than the actions of the monetary policy committee.’
On his estimates, personal insolvencies for the whole of 2011 could drop to 120,000, which would represent the lowest annual total since 2008. Last year was a record year with 135,089 people declaring themselves Dark Romance: Le Fils De Dracula Edition Collector insolvent.
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James Falla advised anyone struggling to repay their debts to get expert advice.
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