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Obtaining release as trustee or liquidator
The Official Receiver's role in voluntary arrangements
Guidance on the official receivers' duty to deal with the books and records of insolvents.
Dealing with an insolvent's solely-owned property where the property has or had tenants
Guidance on dealing with case administration matters for Insolvency Service staff
Details of the definition of a creditor and rights to participate in insolvency proceedings
Find out how to contact Official Receiver offices.
Dealing with assets
Your responsibilities as a company director after your company has been liquidated - helping the official receiver, settling debts, what you can and cannot do.
This chapter is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every type of asset, instead it provides information relating to assets most likely to be encountered by the official receiver but that are not covered elsewhere in the guidance,...
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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.
Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors
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