Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law has his bankruptcy extended by four years

Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law has his bankruptcy extended by four years because he channelled £328,000 to his wife before it was declared Chris Hutcheson transferred the money when HMRC were asking for owed tax The funds came from his share of the sale proceeds of his family home in 2017  The 72-year-old once headed Ramsay’s multi-million-pound … Read more

Croydon goes BUST: Labour-run local authority blames Covid as it is on brink of bankruptcy

Croydon Council declared itself practically bankrupt yesterday and blamed its financial crisis on the havoc caused by coronavirus.  The Labour-run south London borough imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 notice – only the second authority in two decades to face such measures. As well as the coronavirus crisis, local officials also pinned blame on … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown: 32% hotel and food businesses fear bankruptcy

A THIRD of hotel and food businesses had ‘no or low’ confidence they would survive to next year even BEFORE the national lockdown was declared Official survey shows accommodation and food industry huge hit from lockdown A third of businesses had ‘no or low’ confidence that they will survive the year  Gloomy assessment came even … Read more

Couple living in a flat with dangerous cladding may have to declare bankruptcy due to repair costs

A couple living in a flat with dangerous cladding say their life is ‘on hold’ and they may have to declare bankruptcy due to the £25,000 cost of having it removed. Abi Tubis, 29, of Leeds, is among the thousands of people across the UK who are trapped living in unsafe flats with flammable cladding.  … Read more

Boris Becker heads for dinner ahead of court hearing for ‘hiding property and cash’ amid bankruptcy

Boris Becker tried to distract himself on Tuesday night with a low-key dinner at The Bluebird in Chelsea, ahead of his court appearance on Thursday.  The tennis pro, 52, is set to appear at a preliminary hearing where he is accused of ‘hiding his Chelsea flat and £1.2m in cash’ when filing for bankruptcy in 2017; … Read more

Virgin Atlantic is Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy

BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy as industry continues to be ravaged by the pandemic Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday The company earlier Tuesday told a London court it will be forced to fold if a rescue deal isn’t reached by … Read more

Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy

BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy as industry continues to be ravaged by the pandemic Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday This comes after Virgin Australia filed for voluntary administration in April The airline industry has been rocked by the pandemic   By … Read more

Sir Bradley Wiggins faces bankruptcy hearing

Bradley Wiggins faces bankruptcy hearing: £13 million star appears in court over money owed to HMRC following split from his wife of 16 years High Court today heard how cyclist Sir Bradley has faced financial difficulties   The Olympian, 40, was the subject of a bankruptcy petition brought by HMRC  Judge dismissed the petition against him … Read more

Katie Price faces bankruptcy hearing in latest blow after son Harvey’s health scare

Katie Price faces bankruptcy hearing in latest blow after son Harvey’s health scare and ‘mucky mansion’ raid The star, 41, faces a new bankruptcy hearing on Tuesday Katie is believed to have debts of £800,000, and has been failing to pay £12,000 a month to her creditors  The TV personality, who was once estimated to … Read more

Ghost town Britain: We’re on the brink of bankruptcy – and only a return to work can save us

Eerie images of usually busy hotspots reveal just how hard the coronavirus crisis has hit Britain. As Boris Johnson prepares to tell office workers to start returning to their desks to help save the country’s economy next week, the pictures show how even though the UK has been easing out of lockdown, we are still far … Read more