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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
You’ll get a letter or email if someone claims you owe them money. You…
You’ll need to know which service was used to make the claim. Check your…
If the claim was made using a paper form, you should respond by post. You…
You might have to give more information at a hearing if your offer is…
How to use the Money Claim Online (MCOL) service
Search for unclaimed money in a Court Funds Office account - find account, get information and claim
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Find out how to pay your fees and penalty charges, and the time it takes for payments to reach HMRC.
Learn more about money laundering regulations and your responsibilities including the fit and proper test and approval process and report suspicious activity.
Use the service to apply to register for money laundering supervision, update a registration or to manage your account.
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.
Find out if you’re a money service business and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Free and impartial help with money and pensions.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Find out how internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
New laws to be introduced to ban unavoidable hidden fees to force businesses to be upfront with customers
Check whether you need to report and pay any tax on income you make apart from your main job or earnings.
Sign in or set up a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and other services.
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