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Information on the Taking Control of Goods Act and other remedies available to creditors.
Debt recovery if you're owed money from people or businesses in an EU country.
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
This measure affects taxpayers in litigation cases where there is a tax-related judgement debt with interest due and HMRC is either the debtor or the creditor.
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
Petitioners or their representatives can use this form to verify a petition against a debtor under the Insolvency Act 1986.
How to notify DWP to stop or restart deductions from benefits for fuel, water or rent arrears when a debtor starts or ends a ‘Breathing Space’.
As changes to Debt Relief Orders come into force this week, we talk to the Insolvency Service’s Andrew Shore, who has overseen the change, to find out all you need to know.
Research to understand the behaviours of customers indebted to HMRC.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
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