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Guidance on appointing an insolvency practitioner and handing over the estate. Including the use of the official receivers' rotas and vacancies in office.
Guidance for debt advisers who need to create and submit a DRO application.
Creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is when the directors take steps to close down the company.
An update from the Official Receiver on the liquidation of Cask Whisky Ltd
Complain to the Insolvency Service if a director or sole trader is re-using the name (or a similar name) of a company in compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
This document contains information related to company investigations and The Insolvency Service.
Disclaiming property of the insolvency where that property is onerous, including the process to be followed for an effective disclaimer
If you’re unsure about an email, letter, call or text you receive from the Insolvency Service, get in touch with us.
Dealing with an insolvent's freehold or leasehold property, including action to be taken to protect an interest in the property, steps to be taken where the property is the bankrupt's 'family home' and dealin…
Dear IP is updated quarterly and issued by the Insolvency Service to insolvency practitioners and other interested stakeholders
Appointing a new director to your limited company.
A dissolved company is one that has been removed or ‘struck off’ from the Companies House register. Once dissolved the company is no longer able to trade.
Information on dealing with applications for appeal, stay or rescission of a bankruptcy order or winding-up order. Includes information on orders protecting persons at risk of violence.
This is purely a bankruptcy procedure. Information on procedure and the official receiver's role in applications for annulment of the order.
Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
When you become the director of a limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements and duties involved.
Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors
The 2021 IVA Protocol should not be used after 30 June 2025 . These documents are for reference only.
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