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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund was awarded to Wigan to restore the Grade II listed Haigh Hall.
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…
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment
Hindley is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Bickershaw, near Wigan, for men aged 18 and over.
The Regulator of Social Housing concluded that each local authority has breached its consumer standards
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
County Court forms including the N1 money claim form.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
Northern Region Judge C Wood and Member Ms D Latham sitting on 27 February 2023
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
How to contact the Court Funds Office - email, phone, address, complaints
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Report on the specialist health and resilient environment (SHARE) service, which supports young people with behavioural issues.
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...
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