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How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
When a company is dissolved, all of its assets pass to the Crown and are…
You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if: you…
You may be able to claim or buy an asset belonging to a dissolved company…
You may be able to get back a dissolved company’s assets if you were one…
The legal process of repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
You may be able to postpone or stop your home being repossessed. Check if…
What your mortgage lender must do Before a mortgage lender can repossess…
If your lender starts a repossession action against you, the court will…
Legal aid If you’re on a low income you may be able to get legal aid. Free…
Repossession hearings normally take place in a judge’s chambers, not in a…
The lender can only repossess your home if the court grants permission.…
You can ask a judge to ‘suspend the warrant for possession’. This means…
If you think the judge made mistakes about the law or the facts of your…
Help from your council Your local council must give you advice to help you…
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to…
The Government Legal Department handles bona vacantia in England and Wales…
You need to know if you’re entitled before making a claim on an estate.…
If you think you’re entitled to an estate in England and Wales (but not…
If you know someone who has died with no will or known blood relatives,…
You can apply for a grant from a deceased person’s estate if you could…
This note applies from 1 April 2024
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
What you can consider doing if your company is in financial difficulty.
Search for unclaimed money in a Court Funds Office account - find account, get information and claim
This page sets out the transition from the previous consents regime to the new notification and registration environment
How to repay your Help to Buy: Equity Loan, either in full or in part, when you remortgage your home.
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
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
This series brings together all documents relating to Repossession activity
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