for the record, i've sent a new I/E my friend helped me put together complete with evidence and along with the guidlines for things like petrol costs by mile and whatnot, sent that in over a week ago. i cant afford the new payment! Im thinking i should call them out on this... you cant just say "not...

Hey Melanie, I just looked over my paperwork when submitting a new I/E... my viola is actually listed as an excluded asset... not to re-hash, but correct me if i'm wrong... if its an excluded asset they cant FORCE me to sell it and take the funds from it can they? also... i got a call about the I/E ...

true, and if it doesnt sell, i'll probably get back to playing it again. I stopped because of a serious hand injury, but its healed up now after a few years. I could always start playing in local groups as a hired extra, then it will become an income source :) I used to do that before the injury, ju...

I had it at a shop in london for over a year and there were no bites. Was at one of the most prestigious shops in the UK, people come from europe to shop there, but they said the market right now is for student instruments or much more expensive instruments... nobody was looking in this price range....

thanks for the reply. So, basically i just need to ensure that the instrument continues to be advertised for the duration of the IVA, I think I can do that, there's just not any interest in it at the moment so its unlikely to go anyway, especially when talking about £5k. I did say up front that it m...

Hi all, Im doing my first review and EVERYTHING has changed since entering the IVA. I now live with my partner and I pay the rent, he pays the other bills, my IVA people wont accept that we don't pay 50/50 on everything. We do this because I have the higher income and we decided that this is the fai...