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For many, losing their family home is their worst fear. If you enter Bankruptcy, your assets are put at...
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The word bankruptcy fills most people with feelings of dread. It is hard to deny the fact that the...
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Most people know what Bankruptcy is however, there is often more than meets the eye and not all cases...
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Funding Circle, the ‘alternative lending’ platform has made headlines for selling 1900 Personally Guaranteed Loans to a large debt...
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Updated 17th June 2021: The UK Government has extended the commercial eviction ban until 25th March 2021. The government...
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With the advent of FinTech/ Peer-to-Peer facilities, who brilliantly filled the gap vacated by the Big Four, SME finance...
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As we all limp back out of ‘Lockdown 3’, businesses of all shapes and sizes face challenges. Some will...
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THE B WORD…BANKRUPTCY. Nobody ever wants to go bankrupt, but we need to understand the basic premise of Bankruptcy...
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Trustee Negotiations are tough. At Bell & Company, we specialize in this niche area of work assisting those people...
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AS WE ALL KNOW MANY BUSINESSES WILL STRUGGLE WITH THE FORTHCOMING RECESSION Bell & Company Announcement – Book Release...
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An opportunity you say? Up until Lockdown 1, creditors were if anything stepping up their action as the economy...
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Since Lockdown 1, we have seen some creditors take a more realistic approach with respect to their demands and...
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The Power of 4 Belfast-based Debt Strategists, Bell & Company, are taking part in an intriguing Fundraising Challenge –...
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The principal reason for securing a CVA allows these ‘mega-retailers’ to excuse themselves of onerous property FRI leases. Obviously,...
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After Rishi’s summer statement, the public borrowing has now reached £350bn. Everyone knows a recession is here and redundancies...
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Our Chairman, Terry Bell, talks to Marc Shoffman, a Journalist who writes for P2P Finance News https://www.p2pfinancenews.co.uk/2020/07/03/rising-risks/ about the...
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Before we start this blog on ‘Limited Company Failing – What’s my personal Exposure?’, we are pleased to announce...
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Directors Personal Guarantee Are Directors personally liable for company debts? To begin with, at the height of the business...
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HERE THEY COME – PEER 2 PEER LENDING PRESSURE. We are hearing from more and more businesses with Peer...
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NOBODY BUT NOBODY SAW COVID-19 COMING. ASSET FINANCE FOR GYMS – OVER BORROWED? Its effect on all businesses, as...
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Property Lease Issues – If a business is having issues and the property lease is in a personal name...
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PART 1 OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC & PLANNING ABOVE…INCASE YOU MISSED IT. Further to my video this morning – knowingly...
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Bad debts can very often cause a perfect storm for any SME business owner, especially those which are totally...
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This week we are discussing Trade Creditor Pressure. So far in our series of blogs, we have covered the...
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We work with a diverse clientele base on dispute resolutions, who sometimes find themselves in disputes and conflicts regarding:...
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We at Bell & Company are seeing more and more enquiries from SMEs struggling with the weight of various...
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The keys, as we always tell prospective clients approaching us embroiled in a debt spiral are: Know the Worst...
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Not the sexiest start to 2020. *An excellent book by Niall Harbison So now we are all back at...
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The key is to understand deals with HMRC and speak to our friends at HMRC to see what they...
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Being an entrepreneur or business owner can be very lonely, especially when the business comes under any form...
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Personal Guarantee – I’ve received a Statutory Demand! A call on a Personal Guarantee can be stressful. Although,...
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Who the hell are Bell & Company? At Bell & Company, we help People who are experiencing personal...
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A client had personal guarantee exposure of £6.5million after their business failed. He approached us with the threat of...
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A Personal Guarantee is used by the lender or financial institution to secure a loan or lease. A Personal...
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What is a personal guarantee? Why would I need one? At the height of the business boom, banks frequently...
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What is a zombie company? A zombie company is simply a company that is neither dead or...
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What is Negative Equity? ‘Negative equity’ is a term no homeowner wants to hear. But, what is negative...
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Negotiating with Creditors. No creditor/debt collection agency are the same. They often have different processes and protocols along with...
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Across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, homeowners are as vulnerable as ever to negative equity....
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A question that many will ask as their business begins to fail is… “Am I Personally Liable for my...
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Mental Health & Debt – The Worst Not a great subject I know, Mental Health and Debt, but one...
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“If a business is struggling and the lease is supported...
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Bankruptcy, the “B” word, is feared by many. This is often as a result of uninformed misconceptions. There is...
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You may have received a letter from your lender to advise you that they ‘have transferred your debt to...
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A question we often hear from potential clients in their initial consultation is why can’t I do this...
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The failure of any company is distressing enough, and all company debts would be dealt within the liquidator’s work....
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Personal Guarantee A call on a personal guarantee can be very stressful but it may be managed with meaningful,...
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Retail World – FRI leases, the devil’s spawn We hear on a weekly basis, at the moment, of...
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Personal Guarantees – IS MY HOME AT RISK? Personal guarantees are a scourge on entrepreneurial life which very often...
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Will I Lose My Home in Bankruptcy? The Fear What’s the biggest fear about bankruptcy or personal insolvency? Ask...
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WHAT ARE DEBT STRATEGISTS Debt strategist might sound like the job title of the bulge-bracket merchant banker in the...
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The team at Bell & Company are delighted to announce they have again been shortlisted as finalists in the...
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Out with the old, in with the new! From April 4th, we will be operating from our new Arthur...
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The word bankruptcy tends to fill most people with feelings of dread. It’s hard to deny the fact that...
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A financial advisory company that specializes in dealing with personal and professional insolvency is warning how a state bank’s...
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Are you sitting on a mortgage time bomb? Currently, owning your own property is a luxury that many people...
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Do you recognise the signs of Corporate Insolvency? Running your own business is both stressful and time-consuming and as...
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If you follow the news you’ll probably be aware of the Carillion collapse, which has resulted in the UK’s...
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With the New Year just starting, Bell & Company, are keen to decipher the insolvency figures from 2017, and consider...
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With 2018 in full swing, many of us are focussing on staying on track when it comes to achieving...
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Insolvency at a Corporate Level If you own your own company, the word insolvency is unlikely to be one...
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The Positives of Bankruptcy The word bankruptcy tends to fill most people with feelings of dread. It’s hard to...
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If you are dealing with negative equity, it’s likely that you are worried about what the future will hold...
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What does the Autumn Budget mean for house prices? As soon as the budget is introduced, most people are...
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Bell & Co urges caution for RBS and Barclays customers after banks were recently exposed by stress tests It’s...
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Bell & Company reminisce about the year that has passed… 2017 has been a mammoth year for the team here...
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Our client approached us with a crystalized debt of over £150,000, owed to a huge banking institution in the...
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Bell & Company were recently able to assist a young couple with 2 young children facing eviction from the...
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What could a Labour victory mean for the UK economy? While Labour missed out on a majority vote in...
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How does the rise in interest rates affect you? It came as a surprise to many when The Bank...
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Anyone, regardless of their job, years of experience, age or financial situation can fall into debt. This can be...
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How you can beat debt Debt is a problem that affects millions of people all over the world. In...
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As we near the end of 2017, we reminisce about Bell & Company’s success at the Belfast Business Awards....
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The global financial crash of 2008 is widely considered to have been the worst financial crisis since The Great...
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Property costs in the UK For many of us, property prices are simply too high. A sizeable majority of...
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Bell & Company were contacted by a first time investor who had been left in negative equity on his...
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Bell & Company finalise successful negotiations on a buy-to-let property. An older couple based in England approached our company regarding...
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Debt hotspots Debt is a problem that’s plaguing the whole of the UK. In fact, household debt across the...
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A former couple had been under the weight of a huge shortfall of over £105,000. They were both trying...
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Have you been enticed by an interest-only loan or mortgage? An interest-only mortgage may initially seem like a brilliant...
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A settlement of 10% can still be achieved, even when faced with a difficult lender A couple with a...
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A young man based in England approached our company regarding an unsustainable ‘buy to let’ property he owned. After...
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Bell and Company recently assisted a professional to avoid Bankruptcy Our client, who happened to be a professional in...
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A young couple found themselves caught up in the Recession, financial downturn of 2007, have a look at their...
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Why you should think before you pick up the plastic UK consumers are using credit cards, debit and charge...
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Mortgage debt settlement at 4% An older gentleman had come to us with a second property that had fallen...
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Why do many large companies view themselves as being “too big to fail”? Huge businesses turning over hundreds of thousands...
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Businesses must have a Brexit strategy Mid last year the UK took the momentous decision to leave the...
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A recent report has revealed that the UK is one of the most indebted countries in the world, with...
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The recession, ten years on: how are we affected? The recession began as just another financial crisis on Wall...
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Do I have to tell my employer that I’m in debt? There is no hard and strict rule that...
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Personal debt collection in England If you or your business is facing insolvency, you might be worried about bailiffs...
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Will I lose my job if I go bankrupt? Declaring bankruptcy is not an easy step, but unfortunately,...
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A Guide to Director’s Personal Guarantees What is a personal guarantee? Why would I need one? At the...
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Insolvency – What to do when the worst happens: If your business is facing insolvency, it can seem like...
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The term ‘negative equity’ is one no homeowner wants to hear. But what is negative equity and what does...
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Negative Equity Settlement. Our successful settlement this week comes from Northern Ireland where the property is based in an...
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On Friday 26th May 2017, Bell and company were crowned winners of Customer Service Excellence, Professional Business Service in the...
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A simple answer for this is yes if you have signed a personal guarantee on any loans for a...
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The team at Bell & Company are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted as finalists in the...
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