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From The Insolvency Service
  • Dealing with an insolvent's goods that are subject to a retention of title clause, including verifying the validity of the clause

  • Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors

  • Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.

  • Insolvency Service research findings into concerns about take-on practices for Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs).

  • Rights of action

  • This is purely a bankruptcy procedure. Information on procedure and the official receiver's role in applications for annulment of the order.

  • This guidance is for approved Intermediaries applying for a DRO.

  • Use the checklist when completing your application for financial assistance for making redundancy payments.

  • What is a financial statement and why should directors maintain them?

  • This guide provides information for anyone who wishes to complain about the conduct of an insolvency practitioner (IP)

  • Detailed information about the restrictions on the re-use of company names, when a director can re-use a company name after insolvent liquidation, how to apply for permission to use a prohibited name and how to complain.

  • Calling and holding a public examination in court of a bankrupt or director under the insolvency legislation

  • Help and guidance for limited company directors.

  • General guidance on securing, protecting and realising insolvent estates

  • Dealing with an insolvent's motor vehicle, including matters to be taken into account before the vehicle is sold

  • Actions to take in the initial stages of a bankruptcy including letters to be sent and enquiries to be undertaken

  • Guidance on dealing with transactions at undervalue and preferences

  • This page provides a full list of published guidance about the following processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service:

  • Guidance on property which falls outside the bankruptcy estate and dealing with claims that property is excluded.

  • The law states you must keep a record of any money you borrow from, or pay into, your company. Our fact sheet tells you more about director's loan accounts.