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

• Overview

  You’ll get a letter or email if someone claims you owe them money. You…

• Respond to a claim online

  You’ll need to know which service was used to make the claim. Check your…

• Respond to a claim by post

  If the claim was made using a paper form, you should respond by post. You…

• Resolve the claim through mediation

  Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…

• Going to a court hearing

  You might have to give more information at a hearing if your offer is…

Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions

• Overview

  You have to present a bankruptcy petition to a court if you want to…

• Prove you're owed £5,000 or more

  To make someone bankrupt you must be owed one of the following: at least…

• Check for other bankruptcy petitions

  You must check if the debtor has had any bankruptcy petitions against them…

• Apply

  The bankruptcy petition form you fill in depends on whether: the debtor…

Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer

• Letters, video and telephone calls

  Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…

• Email and social media

  Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…

• Banned items

  You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…

• Sending money

  You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…

• Visiting someone in prison

  You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…

Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free

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

Manage money in a Court Funds Office account for someone if you're authorised by the Court of Protection - interest, statements, investments, deposits, withdrawals, closing an account and complaints

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

A trust is a way of managing assets (money, investments, land or buildings) for people - types of trust, how they are taxed, where to get help.

Find out how much money you need to get a Student or Child Student visa, and how to prove you have the money.

• Updated: 31 December 2025

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