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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
You have to make deductions from your employee’s wages if a court orders…
You and your employee will each get an ‘attachment of earnings order’…
Priority orders are used for unpaid maintenance or fines. Calculate your…
Non-priority orders are used for debts from a county court judgment (CCJ).…
You can only make a deduction from the following earnings: wages, fees,…
The order that you get for the employee will tell you whether you have to…
Write to the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office…
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 Includes information from the withdrawn...
You may get a county court judgment (CCJ) or high court judgment if…
You’ll have to pay the person or business you owe the money to, or their…
If you do not owe the money, you can ask the court to cancel the county…
If you get a county court judgment (CCJ) or a high court judgment, it will…
Use the Civil National Business Centre (CNBC) in Northampton to make bulk claims against customers who have defaulted on their payments.
Documents relating to the inspection into the governance of Northamptonshire County Council and proposed intervention.
How to appeal against a parking ticket, bus lane fine or other penalty charge notice (PCN) - and what happens if you get a charge certificate or order of recovery
We welcome views on how HMRC can modernise its tax debt collection, and on its approach to the small minority of taxpayers who do not engage with the department and deliberately hold off paying their tax for as long as...
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
This briefing explains what individuals and businesses should do if they cannot pay what they owe to HMRC.
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
Eastern Residential Property:Judge JR Morris, Mr R Thomas MRICS, Mr C Gowman BSc, MCIEH, MCMI on 18 September 2019
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
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