Debt management plans, IVAs and the role of secured lending

Shelley Stern, director of mortgages at Masthaven Finance, explores how secured lending can play a legitimate and sometimes transformative role for borrowers in debt arrangements, but only where the adviser understands how the arrangement is structured.

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Thursday 16th July 2026

Debt management plans, IVAs and the role of secured lending

The learning objectives for this article are to:

  • Understand the structural differences between IVAs and debt management plans, and how each affects a secured loan application
  • Recognise the role of the IVA supervisor, including when consent is required and what must be evidenced before new secured credit is taken on.
  • Identify the advisory considerations when recommending a secured loan to settle, exit or consolidate a debt arrangement.

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