Friday, 11 November 2011

Scottish Trust Deed Introducers

Promotion in the press, on the television and on the radio alert many individuals to the possible option of a protected trust deed to deal with their debts. A lot of this marketing originates from the largest protected trust deed providers who have the biggest budgets. Due to the size of their call centres and processing centres, these operators are sometimes referred to amongst industry experts as "trust deed factories". Plenty of people may respond positively to the idea of a factory-type operation as it suggests speed and efficiency.

Lots of people however require a strong level of expert personal communication both prior to and throughout one of the most significant financial decisions they will ever make. The key to excellent personal interaction is having a committed high-level contact during the whole trust deed process that won't fluctuate frequently. This isn't always available with the largest trust deed providers. Quite justifiably many debtors also hope to have access to the Insolvency Practitioner (IP) who will be their "Trustee". This is occasionally unavailable at the bigger providers where the IP concerned may just be too busy to talk to individual debtors.

Scottish trust deed "introducers" also produce a lot of the media advertisements. These introducers work at the start of the Scottish trust deed process to introduce debtors to protected trust deed operators; they don't deal with your case themselves. The most effective introducers should provide their clients with professional advice on other debt resolution options, e.g. DMPs, bankruptcy or the debt arrangement scheme. Unfortunately there are some introducers that don't employ qualified advisors. You should be wary of these, particularly since a protected trust deed is such a huge financial decision. Financial motivation may be present for introducers; therefore they will probably recommend the financial advisor that's paying the most rather than one with the best customer service. Before committing to any one operator search for information and read reviews so you have a clearer idea of the customer service you should expect.
As well as large trust deed businesses there are also a number of medium-sized companies specialising in this field. Focusing on only Scottish trust deeds and personal debt they possess the expert knowledge to deliver professional personal interaction to their clients. As a consequence of their manageable size they will probably offer one advisor to contact throughout the process, meaning consistency for the client. An advantage of this is that it minimises the risk of confusion as your case will not be handled by numerous departments. It is likely that you will be able to speak to a Trustee directly regarding your Scottish trust deed, enabling them to respond to your questions and give you reassurance if that is what you need.

Conventional accountancy firms provide help with tax, auditing and other services in addition to trust deed insolvency services. Except for companies that have specialist trust deed departments they may be missing some of the trust deed expertise found elsewhere. Where they do have dedicated trust deed departments they are likely to provide equal benefits to a debtor that may be present at a medium-sized trust deed specialist. Continuity of contact with well-trained people working beyond a call centre environment will usually be in the interests of the debtor.

Individual Insolvency Practitioners (or those functioning with little assistance) also sometimes supply Scottish trust deed services and advice. In some circumstances sole practitioners in this environment might not be completely up to speed with current creditor acceptance criteria and other issues of great importance. It may be worth considering a different more specialised source of Scottish trust deed advice.

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