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How an Administration Order works

An Administration Order is a formal, legally binding agreement between you and your creditors to repay your debts over a period of time.

You can apply to the County Court for an Administration Order if:

  • you have at least one County Court Judgment or Higher Court Judgment against you
  • you want to stop the people you owe money to (your creditors) from taking further action against you.

A judge will decide whether to grant an Administration Order. Depending on the situation, the judge might ask you to go to a court hearing.

If the Administration Order is agreed, all your debts are dealt with together.

You make regular monthly payments to the court for the full amount you owe to all your creditors.

The court then distributes the money between them.

Your creditors aren’t allowed to get in touch with you without the court’s permission.

The court will include fees for each repayment, but this cannot be more than 10% of the total amount you owe.

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Can I apply for an Administration Order?

You might be able to apply to County Court for an Administration Order if you:

  • have at least two debts
  • owe under £5,000 in total
  • have at least one debt that is a County Court Judgment or Higher Court Judgment against you
  • can afford to make regular payments towards your debts – this can be as little as £1 per debt.

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What is a Composition Order?

If it’s unlikely you’ll be able to pay the debt in full within a reasonable time, the court might agree to grant a Composition Order.

This Order allows you to pay back part of what you owe and the rest of your debt is written off.

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It’s always best to talk things through with an experienced debt specialist before you decide to apply for an Administration or Composition Order.

This is because the debt solution that is best for you depends on your personal circumstances.

Debt specialists can help you make the right decisions so most of your money will go to paying off your debts.

Which means you could be debt free sooner than you thought.

A debt specialist will:

  • treat everything you say in confidence
  • never judge you or make you feel bad about your situation
  • suggest ways of dealing with debts that you might not know about
  • check you have applied for all the benefits and entitlements available to you
  • always make sure you are comfortable with your decision

Three quarters of people who get debt advice feel more in control of their finances afterwards.

With some debt advice services, you can go through the options and make a decision by yourself if that’s what you prefer.

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This article is provided by the MoneyHelper.