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Administration and receivership (PG36)

How to deal with applications involving administration and receivership under the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986. (Practice guide 36).

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From:
HM Land Registry
Published:
13 October 2003
Last updated:
1 June 2026
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  1. The guide has been amended to reflect how applications should be made using our digital systems.

  2. Section 7 has been amended to refer to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.

  3. Section 4 has been amended to add some detail relating to change of address on appointment of a trustee.

  4. Sections 2.5 and 2.6 have been amended to clarify how to cancel a register entry relating to paragraph 70(2) of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

  5. Sections 2.1, 2.4 and 8 have been amended to correct references to legislation and to clarify HM Land Registry’s requirements.

  6. Sections 1 and 2.1 have been updated to reflect the provisions of the Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/1119) which bring the insolvency procedures for limited liability partnerships into line with the changes already made to insolvency procedures for companies.

  7. This guide has been updated to take account of changes made by the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), as amended by the Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2017.

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