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Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
You can claim interest and debt recovery costs if another business is late…
The interest you can charge if another business is late paying for goods…
You can also charge a business a fixed sum for the cost of recovering a…
The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence
Information for people who have a Debt Relief Order about what happens after.
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Guidance for creditors applying to take a debt recovery step, cancel or amend the ‘breathing space’, or have a debt removed.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
Collection of monies owed to an insolvent, including the process for engaging contracted agents to undertake the recovery
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Find out how to use your Aggregates Levy account, what records you must keep and how long to keep them.
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