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Insolvency Procedures


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A guide for creditors. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explains the procedures if you are owed money by an individual in bankruptcy or a company in compulsory liquidation (where a winding-up order was made by the court). Aimed at small businesses and individual creditors, and those who lack security for the money they are owed.

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10/94307-05-2010 A4
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A guide for directors: when - where - how - what. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guide for directors of any company involved in compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court) in England and Wales. Includes some information about the disqualification of company directors and criminal offences in relation to a company. Summarises the other insolvency procedures that can apply to companies.

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11/101628-07-2011 A4
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Can my bankruptcy be cancelled? (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Answers to common questions on how the court may annul, or cancel, your bankruptcy order.

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11/83704-04-2011 A4
7 Pages
Debt relief orders. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Brief overview for people interested in applying for a debt relief order. For further information see the guide to debt relief orders URN 11/870.

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09/77130-03-2009 A5
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Fast-track voluntary arrangements. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explains what to do if you are bankrupt and wish to enter into a fast-track voluntary arrangement (FTVA), a binding agreement with creditors to pay all or part of the money owed to them.

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11/83604-04-2011 A4
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Guide to bankruptcy: when - where - how - what. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Information on what happens if you are made bankrupt in England and Wales. Also gives an overview of some of the alternatives to bankruptcy. For general guidance only.

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10/114420-10-2010 A4
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Guide to debt relief orders. When - where - how - who - what. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides information for on applying for a debt relief order (DRO) and explains the procedure for those already subject to an order.

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11/87021-04-2011 A4
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Income payments agreements and income payments orders. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides information about income payment agreements (IPAs) and income payment orders (IPOs), and answers to frequently asked questions about them.

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10/130225-11-2010 A4
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Individual insolvency register. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explains what the individual insolvency register is, the information it holds, and how to search it.

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10/107722-07-2010 A4
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Information about bankruptcy restrictions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explains what a bankruptcy restriction order (BRO) is and what happens if you are subject to one.

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10/83323-07-2010 A4
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Information for petitioners on Insolvency Service deposit and fee changes for 2011. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guidance on changes to fees charged for presenting a petition for bankruptcy or winding up. Also covers changes to the case administration fees charged following making a bankruptcy or winding up order.

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11/P11521-04-2011 A4
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Re-use of a company name after liquidation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of how the law restricts the re-use of a name previously used by a company that has gone into liquidation, and explains of what re-use of a prohibited name means.

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10/83106-04-2010 1/3 A4
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Statutory demands: a written request from someone who is owed for payment of a debt. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Answers common questions about statutory demands, which are a special type of written request from a creditor for payment of a debt.

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11/70528-02-2011 A4
7 Pages
What happens when you are interviewed by the official receiver? (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guidance on the official receiver interview process. Provides responses to frequently asked questions about the process and timescales of bankruptcy and compulsory liquidation.

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10/115114-09-2010 1/3 A4
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What will happen to my bank account? Information about your bank account when you are made bankrupt. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Covers the questions you are most likely to ask about your bank account if you made bankrupt.

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10/129820-12-2010 1/3 A4
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What will happen to my home? Information about your home when bankruptcy occurs. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Answers to frequently asked questions on what will happen to your home if you are made bankrupt.

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11/79825-03-2011 1/3 A4
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What will happen to my motor vehicle. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Covers the questions you are most likely to ask about your motor vehicle (a car, van, motorbike or any kind of transport powered by an engine) if you go bankrupt or have a debt relief order.

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11/70628-02-2011 A4
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What will happen to my pension. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides answers to the questions you are most likely to ask about your pension if you are made bankrupt.

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10/83223-04-2010 1/3 A4
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When will my bankruptcy end? Information on discharge from bankruptcy. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Answers common questions on discharge from bankruptcy. This process takes away the restrictions of bankruptcy and releases a bankrupt person from most of the debts they owed at the date the bankruptcy order was made.

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11/90601-05-2011 A4
6 Pages