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How to apply for bankruptcy. What to do if you’ve been made bankrupt: if you’re at risk of violence, how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and possessions when you're bankrupt.
Becoming bankrupt is one way to deal with debts you cannot pay. It means…
There are other options for dealing with your debts that do not restrict…
Someone you owe money to can apply to a court to make you bankrupt if you:…
When you’re made bankrupt, your name and address will be published in: the…
You’ll receive a copy of the bankruptcy order. Your name and address will…
When you’re bankrupt, you cannot: borrow more than £500 without telling…
The person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’) might sell your…
The person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’) will decide if the…
You must give the person dealing with your bankruptcy (the ‘trustee’)…
Your business is very likely to be closed, unless the person dealing with…
You can apply to cancel (‘annul’) your bankruptcy if: the bankruptcy order…
After 12 months, you’re usually released (‘discharged’) automatically from…
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
You have to present a bankruptcy petition to a court if you want to…
To make someone bankrupt you must be owed one of the following: at least…
You must check if the debtor has had any bankruptcy petitions against them…
The bankruptcy petition form you fill in depends on whether: the debtor…
Full guidance on what happens when you're made bankrupt.
How to apply for bankruptcy online: how much it costs, get help paying the fee, what you’ll need
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Information about why we send a bankruptcy enquiry letter and what to do if you receive one.
Includes bankruptcy, insolvency and recovering debt
Includes recovering debts, registering for bankruptcy and as a creditor
How to claim money back from a person that is bankrupt or a company that is in liquidation.
This guidance is for undischarged bankrupts and explains your restrictions when a bankruptcy order is made against you.
Application form K16 for an official search for bankruptcy only
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Bankruptcy Court. We handle petitions to bankrupt individuals living in London where a creditor has made the petition and is owed £50,000 or more. If the petition is less than...
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
Creditors can use Form Bank 1 to petition when debtors fail to comply with a statutory demand for a liquidated sum payment under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Information on the disabilities and restrictions on undischarged bankrupts or individuals subject to bankruptcy restrictions order or who have given bankruptcy restriction undertaking. This is general guidance for Insolvency Service staff and may not be applied in all cases.
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