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How to apply for bankruptcy. What to do if you’ve been made bankrupt: if you’re at risk of violence, how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and possessions when you're bankrupt.

• Overview

  Becoming bankrupt is one way to deal with debts you cannot pay. It means…

• Applying to become bankrupt

  There are other options for dealing with your debts that do not restrict…

• If someone's applying to make you bankrupt

  Someone you owe money to can apply to a court to make you bankrupt if you:…

• If you're at risk of violence

  When you’re made bankrupt, your name and address will be published in: the…

• After you've become bankrupt

  You’ll receive a copy of the bankruptcy order. Your name and address will…

• Restrictions

  When you’re bankrupt, you cannot: borrow more than £500 without telling…

• Your home

  The person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’) might sell your…

• Your possessions

  The person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’) will decide if the…

• Your money and income

  You must give the person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’)…

• If you're self employed

  Your business is very likely to be closed, unless the person dealing with…

• Cancel a bankruptcy

  You can apply to cancel (‘annul’) your bankruptcy if: the bankruptcy order…

• When bankruptcy ends

  After 12 months, you’re usually released (‘discharged’) automatically from…

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

• Overview

  When a company is dissolved, all of its assets pass to the Crown and are…

• Get a court order to restore a company

  You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if: you…

• Buy a dissolved company's assets

  You may be able to claim or buy an asset belonging to a dissolved company…

• Apply for a discretionary grant

  You may be able to get back a dissolved company’s assets if you were one…

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

This collection brings together all documents relating to forecast scenarios for UK mortgage arrears and possessions.

• Updated: 13 November 2014

Certain company transactions that may be open to challenge if the company enters liquidation or administration.

• Updated: 4 October 2023

Use this form to apply for a 'certificate of discharge' to prove that your bankruptcy and restrictions have ended.

• Updated: 20 August 2021

Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.

• Updated: 23 October 2025

The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs