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Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Your rights when bailiffs visit your home - entering your home, debts, complaining about private bailiffs, court bailiffs, civilian enforcement officers, certificated enforcement agents. Includes information from the withdrawn EX345 guidance.
How your local council can help if you're struggling to pay Council Tax - and what action they can take to get any money you owe from you
Northern Region Judge L McLean and Tribunal Member Mr J Faulkner sitting on 29 August 2023
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
This guidance is for company directors who are claiming redundancy related payments from the Insolvency Service.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
The Recovery Loan Scheme supports access to finance for small and medium sized UK businesses, so they can grow and invest.
Update: 23 February 2018 - Information for employees, sub-contractors, creditors and suppliers of Carillion in liquidation
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
Find out about VAT payments deferred between 20 March and 30 June 2020.
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