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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.
You can make a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an…
Choose the form you need, fill it in and deliver (‘serve’) it to the…
You must deliver (‘serve’) the statutory demand form by: giving it to the…
If you do not agree with a statutory demand you’ve been given, you can…
Contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line for information about delivering and…
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
If someone owes you money, you can use this form (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
If a limited company owes you money, you can use Form SD1 (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Form SD4: Statutory demand under section 268(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986. Debt for liquidated sum payable immediately following a judgment or order of the court.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Apply for a payment out of Court Funds Office paid in by a defendant to settle a court case
Form SD2R: Statutory Demand under Section 268(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986. Debt for Liquidated Sum Payable Immediately.
Estimates are the means of obtaining from Parliament, the legal authority to consume resources and spend cash the government needs to finance department's agreed spending programme
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
Government funding for innovation in smart energy systems and technologies
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.
Find out what information you must send with a transfer of funds if you’re a payment service provider.
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).
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.
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