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Insolvency Service Raising Petition Deposits

If you’re applying to the Insolvency Service for either a Creditors’ bankruptcy or a Company liquidation against someone who owes you money, a deposit is charged. This may or may not be returned, depending on the assets available. The charge for deposits has been stable since 2016, but next month it will be rising substantially. So what does this mean, if you’re considering applying? What Are Petition Deposits? If al
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What’s the Position of Third-Party Guarantors Under a Part 26A Plan?

Two years ago, the government enacted Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006. The aim was to offer protection for companies during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing the option of arranging a sanctioned restructuring plan. This includes the possibility of a moratorium on the company’s debts. However, one aspect of this not specifically covered by the Act, and not previously tested in court, is the position of third-party gu
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Is Your Supply Chain Still Working?

UK businesses are facing a wide range of challenges at the moment, but one of the leading issues is disruption to supply chains. Whether this is caused by the ongoing effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, the problems arising from Brexit or the war in Ukraine, either you or one of your suppliers might be running into serious difficulties. So how can you balance the need to nurture your business partners with the importan
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Bounce-Back Loans — Can’t Pay or Won’t Pay

With many businesses devastated by the Covid pandemic, government measures like furlough and bounce-back loans were often lifesavers. However, when the time came to start paying back, not everyone repaying as easy as borrowing. Sometimes this was due to ongoing challenges, but some cases were self-inflicted. Bounce-Back Loan Fraud — Convictions Begin Because of the urgency of the situation, bounce-back loans were oft
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Inflation Inspires Changes in IVA Advice

For anyone facing bad debt that they can’t pay off in the short term, an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) can be an ideal way of clearing the debts over a longer period, without being vulnerable to action by their creditors. IVAs are arranged on the basis of what the debtor can afford on a monthly basis. As we know all too well, however, inflation is now running at a 40-year high, driven largely by increases in
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Should You Act as a Personal Guarantor for a Business Loan?

Have you ever been asked to act as a personal guarantor on a business loan? Maybe you’ve been asked by a business owner you’re on good terms with, or maybe you’ve considered taking on the role for a limited company you’re a director of. Is it a good idea to accept the request — and what could the consequences be? What Is a Personal Guarantee? There are various ways of offering security to a lender for a business loan
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Is Your Business at Risk from Global Supply Chain Problems

There plenty of challenges at the moment to SMEs, but one the major dangers comes from the global problems in the supply chain. This is largely down to the war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions against Russia, but it isn’t a simple issue. How might this affect your business? Challenges to the Global Supply Chain The supply chain into the UK has suffered a series of blows over the past couple of years. The afterm
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Improving Financial Outcomes — The FCA’s Three-Year Strategy

Most people would agree that the financial sector has been in dire need of more targeted regulation — and, on the whole, those companies that have always operated ethically would also agree. In a sector tarnished by everything from the LIBOR scandal to consumer scams, tougher regulations should allow firms already meeting or exceeding those standards to get a head-start. What’s the Background to the Strategy? S
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You Could Be Disqualified as a Director for Failure to Keep Accounts

You have a lot on your plate as a business owner, and keeping your accounts up to date might seem like something that can be put off till you have more time. This is unwise, even if nothing goes wrong, but there are circumstances when getting caught with your accounts undone could lead to disqualification as a Director. The Case of Mitchell Smith The government has recently announced the disqualification of Mitchell
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Business Insolvencies Are Climbing — Don’t Be Part of the Statistics

One of the few positive statistics from the first year of the Covid pandemic was a sharp drop in business insolvencies. This was driven by the various measures the government put in place to support businesses, in particular the furlough system. However, these measures have ended now, and the latest figures show that business insolvencies are climbing. What Do the Figures Show? The Insolvency Service has published th
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