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Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
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
You can have debt repayments taken out of your wages if you owe someone…
You can apply to get the payments reduced if you cannot afford them.…
Contact the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office to…
You must report any changes in your circumstances if you’re paying off a…
The Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office will send you…
A Debt Relief Order (DRO) is a solution to deal with personal debts you cannot pay. It helps you make a fresh start (with some restrictions).
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Information for people who have a Debt Relief Order about what happens after.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn...
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
What happens if you underpay import or export duties and who is responsible for the debt.
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
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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
If you owe someone money and they've taken you to court, use this form to list your finances and state whether you can pay the debt in full or in instalments.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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