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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 apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
You can apply to make yourself bankrupt if you cannot pay your debts.…
When you’re made bankrupt, your name and address will be published in: the…
You’ll usually get an email or letter from the adjudicator within 28 days…
You have to follow bankruptcy restrictions when you’re bankrupt. This…
Your assets might be sold to pay your bankruptcy debts. You have to hand…
Your home might be sold depending on your equity - your share after any…
Your trustee will tell you if you have to make monthly payments from your…
You can apply to cancel (‘annul’) your bankruptcy if: the bankruptcy order…
Your bankruptcy and the restrictions generally end when you’re…
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
You have to present a bankruptcy petition to a court if you want to…
To make someone bankrupt you must be owed one of the following: at least…
You must check if the debtor has had any bankruptcy petitions against them…
The bankruptcy petition form you fill in depends on whether: the debtor…
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
Information about why we send a bankruptcy enquiry letter and what to do if you receive one.
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
What to do if you've been made bankrupt: how to get help with bankruptcy, and how to oppose a bankruptcy petition.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
Full guidance on what happens when you're made bankrupt.
Where to make a complaint about anything relating to insolvency including the Insolvency Service, an official receiver, an insolvency practitioner, or a bankrupt you suspect of wrongdoing or misconduct. You can also report a limited company or its directors for...
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.
Includes bankruptcy, insolvency and recovering debt
If the official receiver feels that someone who is bankrupt has been dishonest, the court can make a bankruptcy restrictions order.
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
Template for a Statement of Affairs (bankruptcy) in relation to the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
Use this form to apply for a 'certificate of discharge' to prove that your bankruptcy and restrictions have ended.
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
How to apply for bankruptcy online: how much it costs, get help paying the fee, what you’ll need
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