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Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
How to deal with dispositions executed on behalf of the borrower by a receiver appointed under the provisions of the Law of Property Act 1925 (practice guide 36A).
Digital radio action plan report
Your responsibilities as a company director after your company has been liquidated - helping the official receiver, settling debts, what you can and cannot do.
Tell Companies House about the appointment of a receiver for a Scottish company's property or undertaking.
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.
Tell Companies House about the death of a receiver for a company registered in Scotland.
General guidance on securing, protecting and realising insolvent estates
Form No.82: Application for appointment of a receiver (sched. 1- RSC O.51 r.3).
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