‘Insolvency gap’ statistics suggest at least 3,300 UK business collapses are stored up for when the moratorium on insolvency actions ends on December 31, says UHY Hacker Young

Tenants, landlords and lenders must work together to avoid mounting rent arrears, says James Liddiment of Duff & Phelps as he investigates the options, including a move to turnover-based payments as Covid work patterns undermine commercial office space

The government has announced a further extension to changes to insolvency measures and the regulations for company AGMs, designed to relieve the pressure on businesses dealing with coronavirus

Business advisory firm Quantuma has been appointed by Leon Restaurants Ltd to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as the high street fast-food chain reported a 70% drop in sales

Debenhams is to cease trading, with the loss of some 12,000 jobs, after administrators from FRP Advisory said all other options to save the 242-year-old retailer had been exhausted

Matt Smith and Dan Butters, together with other restructuring partners at Deloitte, have been appointed as joint administrators to the Arcadia Group Ltd, and various subsidiary companies, as part of a trading administration

Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) applications set to soar as business loans dwindle and cash flow dries up, according to MarketFinance

Fears are growing that Arcadia group, which includes high street retailers Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, will go into administration this week, putting 13,000 jobs at risk

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned Carillion and certain of its previous executive directors that it intends to take action over their conduct at the outsourcing company, which collapsed in January 2018

Germany’s supervisory system for financial reporting has been heavily criticised for its failures in handling problems at Wirecard, the German fintech which became embroiled in an accounting scandal and went into administration owing €3.5bn (£3.16bn)

Insolvency trade body R3 has launched a free standard form for company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), which aims to make it easier for small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to enter a CVA, by providing a foundation for directors’ proposals to be developed

With the government set to introduce localised Covid-19 lockdowns of varying severity, the job support scheme (JSS) is to be expanded to support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions

The government is to legislate for the mandatory independent scrutiny of pre-pack administration sales where connected parties are involved in the purchase

The government is to introduce new rules about the wording on debt letters sent to those in arrears on repayments, in order to reduce distress and help people better understand and manage their debts

The government is to extend a raft of changes to insolvency measures which were introduced earlier in the pandemic and due to end today, in order to give businesses more breathing space