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Use court finder to find a court in England and Wales or a tribunal in England, Wales and Scotland
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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
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 Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 gu…
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems across the UK - telephone, fax, opening hours, website
Your rights when bailiffs visit your home - entering your home, debts, complaining about private bailiffs, court bailiffs, civilian enforcement officers, certificated enforcement agents. Includes information from the withdra…
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Find a licensed insolvency practitioner in your area.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
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.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
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
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
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