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How to Liquidate an Estate’s Securities and Real Estate in the United Kingdom?

An estate administrator has a number of different responsibilities, but one of their main roles is to liquidate (which means to distribute or sell) the assets of an estate. Such liquidation can be helpful when it comes to paying off any debts that have been racked up by the estate, as well as expenses they …

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What’s the Purpose of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law?

Different countries worldwide have their own insolvency and bankruptcy law but they don’t differ that much from the UK’s legal rules in respect of insolvency and bankruptcy. The two principal objectives of insolvency and bankruptcy law are shared by most countries – (1) the allocation of risk in a predictable, equitable and transparent manner, and …

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Insolvency Practitioner and Business Recovery Professionals

Currently, there are approximately 1,600 licensed insolvency practitioners (IPs) licensed and registered in the UK. The majority of IPs work for legal or accountancy firms, or for a dedicated business recovery and insolvency practice. The role of an insolvency practitioner involves more than just liquidating solvent and insolvent companies. They are also very much involved …

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How Creditors Voluntary Liquidation Works and the Effect on the Business?

When a business is suffering from debts they cannot honour and creditors are demanding payment, the directors of the business are often in the position of having to consider liquidating the company. In some cases, creditors will have petitioned the court and forced the company into compulsory liquidation. However, if it hasn’t got that far, …

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Steps Involved in Winding Up a Company

An Overview of Insolvency Practitioner Services in the UK

As of 2021, there are around 1,600 licensed insolvency practitioners (IPs) in the UK; that doesn’t include the thousands of support staff in the background that help every single one of the UK’s IP in providing comprehensive, professional and highly-experienced insolvency practitioner services for businesses and individuals across the country. But what is involved in …

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What is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and What are Their Duties?

For any company struggling with debt or facing insolvency, bankruptcy or administration, the first port of call is a licensed insolvency practitioner, or IP. Despite the title, an IP isn’t there to handle company insolvency liquidations, such as Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL), Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) or Compulsory Liquidation. They are also there to help …

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