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How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
You can apply to make yourself bankrupt if you cannot pay your debts.…
When you’re made bankrupt, your name and address will be published in: the…
You’ll usually get an email or letter from the adjudicator within 28 days…
You have to follow bankruptcy restrictions when you’re bankrupt. This…
Your assets might be sold to pay your bankruptcy debts. You have to hand…
Your home might be sold depending on your equity - your share after any…
Your trustee will tell you if you have to make monthly payments from your…
You can apply to cancel (‘annul’) your bankruptcy if: the bankruptcy order…
Your bankruptcy and the restrictions generally end when you’re…
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
You have to present a bankruptcy petition to a court if you want to…
To make someone bankrupt you must be owed one of the following: at least…
You must check if the debtor has had any bankruptcy petitions against them…
The bankruptcy petition form you fill in depends on whether: the debtor…
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
What to do if you've been made bankrupt: how to get help with bankruptcy, and how to oppose a bankruptcy petition.
How to apply for bankruptcy online: how much it costs, get help paying the fee, what you’ll need
Form used in insolvent partnership order.
Form used in insolvent partnership order
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
Forms relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, including the application for a certificate to show your bankruptcy has ended.
Full guidance on what happens when you're made bankrupt.
Find the effect of entries made in the register of title against a land owner who is subject to bankruptcy or insolvency (practice guide 34).
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