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Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…
You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…
If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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
Apply for a payment out of Court Funds Office paid in by a defendant to settle a court case
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.
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.
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 HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
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