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An online Scottish trust deed is a formal agreement between the creditor and the debtor in which the debtor promises to clear the debts of the creditors on agreed terms. As the name suggests an online Scottish trust deed is used only in Scotland. These deeds are equivalent to IVA's i.e. individual voluntary agreement and are regulated by The Bankruptcy Act 1985 in Scotland. These deeds are alternative to segregation for the debtors.

The criteria behind an online Scottish trust deed is:

You will not go for any more debts during online Scottish trust deed term.

You will be paying all the repayments for agreed amounts and on time.

You will be notifying the insolvency practitioner if your financial circumstances changes while making repayments.

Debtors that lack the enough disposable income to meet their debts repayments can go for an online Scottish trust deeds. These deeds are used for consolidation of the entire unsecured debts into single monthly repayments spread over some agreed period of time. The amount of repayment is based upon the repayment capacity of the borrower. This amount is decided after taking the income, living expenses and other debts with the individual. But this amount is lower than what the debtor is paying currently and is unable to afford the same for long.

Advantages:

An online Scottish trust deed benefits you with following advantages:

*More and better control over the debts and finances

*More flexible way to consolidate debts

*Lesser formalities with online application for enrolling you for the process

*You can choose among number of online scottish deeds providers

*The details for online Scottish trust deeds are not published

*Creditors are allowed to add more interest to your debts

*Creditors can*t take any further action towards the debtor

*Online Scottish trust deeds also solve the debt problem of those for whom debt management plans are unsuitable.

A licensed insolvency practitioner is required for the purpose of drafting the initial proposal to your creditors which is suitable for both the borrower and the creditors as creditors will not consider an unfavorable proposal. This insolvency practitioner will look that all the conditions of the deed are duly followed.

A Scottish trust deed becomes a legal binding agreement once accepted by the creditor and interest on their debts stops accruing. Once the Scottish trust deed is completed, all your debts will be written off and cleared.