Bankruptcy threshold rises to £5,000
The bankruptcy threshold will increase to £5,000 for creditors’ bankruptcy petitions presented after 1 October 2015 as set out in the Insolvency Act 1986 (Amendment) Order 2015. Should a bankruptcy petition be presented prior to this date, the current minimum bankruptcy level of £750 will apply. Whilst debtors will welcome the move, creditors wishing to enforce a debt which is less than £5,000 should act now in order to benefit from the current bankruptcy threshold.