Tuesday, 5 January 2016

How To Make The Most Of Debt Selling

By Maria Snyder


The primary definition of debt is a promise or agreement to pay an amount owed to another party. Debt selling thus means that you will be passing over the responsibility to pay or claim to a third party. The buyer thus gives the money on your behalf which allows you to have a clean balance sheet or get disturbing auctioneers off your back. Sometimes, it is the person who is owed the money who sells the right to claim it.

The advantages of transferring debts are spread between the original owner, the current owner or buyer, and the seller. This is an opportunity to clear financial issues or debts that are likely to taint your financial reputation. It also helps you to get rid of an entry that weakens your balance sheet and might affect your ability to access cash. With a better balance sheet, you have access to funds and thus more business opportunities.

It takes a lot of time and resources to collect debts. The sale of debts is a one-off engagement as opposed to the prolonged process of recovering debts. The sale thus enables you to take greater control of your finances. The elimination of debts or the availability of cash eases pressure resulting from approaching payment deadlines and urgent obligations.

The process of collecting debts comes with numerous professional and service charges. These charges are significantly reduced when the right to claim the cash is transferred. It reduces the need to visit lawyers and contract agencies numerous times over the same issue.

Debtors and borrowers have deep ties that are likely to be damaged by pending claims. This spells doom for long term engagements. The damage at some point is likely to be irreparable. There is a lot of discomfort and hitches when there is an outstanding claim. Negotiations are difficult to execute especially if one party is experiencing difficulties clearing the claim. It is important to ensure that no party owes the other to normalize the relationship.

Before the purchase or sale of any agreement, the company or individual should scrutinize the contract. The aim is to understand the legal obligations that make one a debtor and the release clauses therein. The assessment is also aimed at establishing the legitimacy and viability of this contract. To successfully complete the assessment, both parties must be willing to disclose all the information that is available to them.

Some debts are easy to sell and buy. The most common debts bought and sold include rent arrears, unsecured loans and money owed due to sale of goods or services. Trading debts, insolvency and small court fines can also be sold. Loans that are in default can also be sold even instances where they are bridged from different financial institutions. The buyer and seller must agree on the how to handle existing contracts.

The person who buys a debt inherits all the rights and responsibilities that come with that loan. This includes the right to refund as well as seek legal action if the money is not released as agreed. Most of the debts that are sold can be renegotiated to get better terms that make them easier to pay. It may also be an attempt by the buyer to make profit from the buyout.




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