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A statutory demand is a formal written demand for payment of a debt within 21 days.
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
You can make a statutory demand to ask for payment of a debt from an…
Choose the form you need, fill it in and deliver (‘serve’) it to the…
You must deliver (‘serve’) the statutory demand form by: giving it to the…
If you do not agree with a statutory demand you’ve been given, you can…
Contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line for information about delivering and…
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
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How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
If a limited company owes you money, you can use Form SD1 (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
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Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
If someone owes you money, you can use this form (a ‘statutory demand’) to demand payment within 21 days.
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge Nicholas Aleksander on 05 August 2024
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