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Guidance about Personal Guarantees
What you need to know if you are a creditor with a debt listed in a Debt Relief Order (DRO).
What you need to know if you were a director of a company that became insolvent and you want to start another one.
This document contains guidance on how to find out if a director has been disqualified or an individual is subject to bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions because of unfit conduct or misconduct and why we took action again…
A guide to what happens to a PPI claim after someone has been made bankrupt in England and Wales.
Service access and guidance for creditors and money advisers about Breathing Space
Questions from the new HR1 demo
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.
Full guidance on what happens when you're made bankrupt.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
Creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is when the directors take steps to close down the company.
Director Conduct Reporting Service for insolvency practitioners as statutory office-holders. This page links to the online application.
The Bounce Back loan scheme was introduced to support businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The guide explains why that loan must be repaid.
As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
This page provides a single entry point for tools and information for debt advisers.
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
Disclaiming property of the insolvency where that property is onerous, including the process to be followed for an effective disclaimer
This page provides a full list of published guidance about the following processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service:
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