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Attachement of earnings advice
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Jonesykj
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Looking for advice, i recieved a letter of an intention of an attachment of earnings…… I’m self employed, is this possible?
Thanks in advance
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I just put "attachment of earnings self employed" into Google and the first thing to come up saiid:An Attachment of Earnings Order can't be made against a self-employed person as the order requires an employer to regularly make deductions from the judgment debtor's salary and make payments into the court in order to satisfy the judgment debt.
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Yep, you appear to be correct : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865024/ex323-eng.pdf"You can ask for an attachment of earnings order unless the defendant is:
• unemployed or self-employed;"
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No, it`s obviously an attempt at enforcement which isn`t possible when you're self-employed.
You will likely receive a letter shortly containing court form N-56, which they will want you to fill in and return, you can enter your work status, and that should be the end of that.
I assume you know what debt this is related to?
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