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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

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.

• When you can make a statutory demand

  You can make a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an…

• Statutory demand forms

  Choose the form you need, fill it in and deliver (‘serve’) it to the…

• How to serve a statutory demand

  You must deliver (‘serve’) the statutory demand form by: giving it to the…

• Challenge a statutory demand

  If you do not agree with a statutory demand you’ve been given, you can…

• Contact the Insolvency Service

  Contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line for information about delivering and…

You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.

How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.

All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

• Updated: 26 March 2025

What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself

Find out what sector of businesses are covered by the Money Laundering Regulations, and which premises you'll need to register.

• Updated: 23 August 2023

How internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing, HMRC scams, immigration scams.

How to pay into or top up your cash account if you're making a frontier declaration.

• Updated: 1 April 2025

Find out how the Customs Declaration Service cash account works, when it can be used and what type of customs charges you can pay.

• Updated: 6 August 2025