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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
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
You’ll get a letter or email if someone claims you owe them money. You…
You’ll need to know which service was used to make the claim. Check your…
If the claim was made using a paper form, you should respond by post. You…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
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
You have to present a bankruptcy petition to a court if you want to…
To make someone bankrupt you must be owed one of the following: at least…
You must check if the debtor has had any bankruptcy petitions against them…
The bankruptcy petition form you fill in depends on whether: the debtor…
How to carry out checks on your business and customers, and what records you must keep to prevent money laundering.
Find out what information you must send with a transfer of funds if you’re a payment service provider.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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
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 Includes information from the withdrawn...
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
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
What happens to money in your Court Funds Office account after your 18th birthday
Loan sharks are unregulated moneylenders - if you use or spot one you can report them anonymously
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
The process to repay all or part of your Help to Buy: Equity Loan, using your own money or other private funds.
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
What to do about tax and National Insurance if you pay an employee free of tax.
It is your responsibility to make sure you can access enough money to pay for all your costs and to avoid getting into financial difficulties abroad.
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