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We have lots of different enforcement options available to you, depending on your individual needs. You can see pricing for all of our enforcement services at the bottom of this page.
Please note, the below does not constitute any form of legal advice and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances and is not intended to be relied upon by you in making (or refraining from making) any specific decisions.
A Warrant of Control is a legal document issued by the Court, which authorises a Bailiff to attend the debtor's address to try and recover the outstanding debt.
An application for a Warrant of Control is sent to the Court before being passed to a Bailiff for execution. This method of enforcement is only available if the awarded County Court Judgment is not more than £5,000.00.
The role of a High Court Enforcement Officer is to enforce orders issued in the High Court - or orders transferred from the County Court to the High Court - for the purpose of enforcement.
High Court Enforcement Officers are similar to a County Court Bailiff. The Judgment must be more than £600.00 and cannot be used to enforce payment under the Consumer Credit Act agreement.
A Charging Order is a Court Order that allows the creditor to secure a Judgment debt against the debtor’s property or share in the debtor’s property. The creditor can apply for a charging order at the same time as other enforcement methods and is available for any Judgment amount.
An Order for Sale is a court order which allows a creditor to sell the property which is affected by the Final Charging Order. The creditor would be entitled to receive payment of the amount owed to them from the proceeds of sale. This method of enforcement is available to the creditor if the debt is over £1,000.00.
An Attachment of Earnings is available against an individual and only available in the County Court. An Attachment of Earnings Order is an Order that compels a Judgment debtor’s employer to deduct a sum from the Judgment debtor’s salary, each month and pay it into Court. Those monies are then paid to the creditor.
A Third Party Debt Order is an Order of the Court that essentially intercepts and freezes money that is due to the debtor from a third party/belongs to the debtor but is held by a third party. This method of enforcement is available for any judgment amount.
Bankruptcy is the liquidation of a debtor’s assets in an attempt to release funds to pay creditors. It is unlikely creditors will receive the full sum owed to them if a debtor is made bankrupt, but they may receive a dividend.
To petition for bankruptcy the debt must be worth £5,000.00 or more, be undisputed, unsecured (or it is secured but the creditor is willing to give up the security) and it appears the debtor is unable to pay or has no real prospects of paying.
Prior to petitioning for the bankruptcy of an individual, a Statutory Demand must be served. Statutory Demands sent to individuals must be personally served by a process server. If, after 21 days from service of the Statutory Demand, payment is not received, a bankruptcy petition may be filed at Court.
Winding Up is the process of liquidating a company’s assets to repay creditors. To wind up a company the creditor must be owed £750.00 or more and be able to prove that the company cannot pay the debt.
It is not necessary to send a Statutory Demand in advance of a winding up petition. A letter warning of a creditor's intention to file a winding up petition is sufficient. Alternatively, a Statutory Demand can be served.
If a winding up petition is necessary, it can be filed at Court and the application will be listed for a hearing, following which the petition will be advertised in The London Gazette.
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