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Dealing with after-acquired property where a bankrupt acquires property during the period of their bankruptcy
Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors
If you’ve decided that setting up a company and becoming a director is the best way forward for your business, it’s important to know the rules involved.
This guidance is for approved Intermediaries applying for a DRO.
Insolvency and your limited company.
Companies become insolvent for a variety of reasons. What happens next will depend on the individual circumstances involved.
Dealing with the affairs of a debtor who dies during the bankruptcy process or the estate of a deceased insolvent
Guidance on properties jointly owned by a bankrupt and another where the owners have entered into an assured shorthold tenancy.
We can investigate companies that have been dissolved without entering into formal insolvency proceedings
Guidance on second or subsequent bankruptcies.
This document contains information related to Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and failed companies.
Discharge from bankruptcy, including suspending a bankrupt's period of discharge in cases of non-cooperation
The 2021 IVA Protocol should not be used after 30 June 2025 . These documents are for reference only.
Insolvency Service research findings into concerns about take-on practices for Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs).
Employment issues
Sending your confirmation statements.
Information about director's loans.
A moratorium gives companies formal breathing space for 20 business days from creditor action.
Guidance on requiring and submission of statements of affairs and further accounts.
Understanding the potential signs of company distress.
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