IVA Support

Harrington Brooks has an experienced team to process in your IVA application and then once approved, to offer support every step of the way until its conclusion.

Existing IVA holders, to contact us about your IVA:-

• call Post-Appointment Support on 0871 559 2878
• email ivasupport at harringtonbrooks dot co dot uk or use the contact form

Meet The Team

David Rankin, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner

Up to and including the meeting of your creditors David will act as your Nominee, that is to say he puts forward your proposal to your creditors and negotiates with them on any questions they may have to ensure a successful outcome.  Once your Proposal is approved David becomes Supervisor of your Individual Voluntary Arrangement and is responsible for ensuring that you adhere to the agreed terms. Should your circumstances change, David can negotiate with your creditors to amend the terms of your IVA if he believes it is in the best interests of you and your creditors.

David is a licensed insolvency practitioner with 28 years experience in all types of insolvency.  David began his career at the Official Receiver's office in 1983 and has since worked for two of the largest national firms of accountants dealing with insolvency matters both in the UK and abroad before joining Harrington Brooks in 2007.

Samantha Warburton, Operations Manager

Samantha manages the day to day operations of the IVA business, ensuring overall compliance with all statutory and regulatory obligations and that internal processes are adhered to ensure the efficient and accurate progression of your IVA until its successful conclusion.

Samantha has worked in personal insolvency since 2002 and joined Harrington Brooks in 2009.  She attained the Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency in 2004 and passed the Joint Insolvency Examination Board Personal Insolvency paper in 2009.

Pre-Appointment Teams

Once it has been identified that an IVA is the right solution for you, your file is passed to our IVA Drafting Team. This team undertakes a detailed assessment call with you to ensure you are fully aware of the consequences of entering into an IVA and that the Proposal takes account of your specific personal circumstances. There are regulations covering the information which we must provide to you during this call and our staff have been fully trained to maintain these standards.

Your monthly income and expenditure account will be prepared using industry approved guidelines and all the necessary documents will be prepared and sent to you for your approval and signature.

The pre-appointment teams are managed by Charlene Kendal. She has worked in personal insolvency for 6 years having previously worked for another major IVA provider. She has extensive personal experience of drafting IVA proposals and ensures that all regulations, statutory requirements and internal standards are adhered to with respect to the initial drafting of your IVA Proposal and the Meeting of Creditors. In total she is directly responsible for the management of 12 staff. 

The team under her control comprises IVA Drafting Officers, who are responsible for preparing your IVA Proposal from the information you provide to us, and IVA reviewers who check every proposal for accuracy and compliance with all statutory and regulatory guidelines before it is issued to you. 

Creditor Meeting Team

Our Creditor Meetings Team arrange a date and time for a meeting in which your creditors will decide whether to approve your arrangement. Harrington Brooks reguarly achieves a monthly sucess rate of 95% at these meetings.

Post-Appointment Support

Once your IVA has been approved by your creditors your file is passed to our Post-Appointment teams who deal with all matters involved in the smooth running of your IVA until its completion. Our post-appointment team comprises some 22 staff who will deal with the many tasks involved in ensuring the smooth running and successful conclusion of your IVA.

The team is managed by Adam Boys and Sharon Cochrane, each has several years experience in the role having joined Harrington Brooks from another IVA provider.

This team will monitor the receipt of contributions, agree the claims of your creditors and ensure the distribution of money to those creditors.  They are responsible for undertaking annual reviews of your income and expenditure to ensure that the contributions remain reasonable and affordable and for issuing annual progress reports to your creditors.

IVA Completion

There are dedicated staff who will deal with the closure of your IVA at the end of its term, issuing a final report to your creditors and sending a Certificate of Completion to you that you can produce to credit reference agencies to prove that you have successfully completed your IVA.

Your IVA - Important Dates

Congratulations - You IVA is now in place, but what happens next?

See Your IVA & Key Dates for information as to what will happen during the course of your IVA.