A Lancashire estate agency has collapsed into liquidation owing more than £170,000.
Wignalls Estate Agents' office in Leyland closed after David Acland and Lila Thomas of specialist business advisory firm FRP were appointed as joint liquidators.
The office had ceased trading ahead of the appointment of liquidators.
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BusinessLive understands that the liquidation process only relates to the company's operations in Leyland. Other franchises operate in the likes of Merseyside, London and Adlington in Lancashire and they are understood to be trading as nomal.
According to a document filed with Companies House, Wignalls Estate Agents Limited had an estimated total deficiency of £170,988 when it entered liquidation. It's biggest creditor was Santander Bank which was owed more than £53,000.
In a statement on its website, CEO Paul Wignall said: "Wignalls Estate Agents are being liquidated – this means the business is closed.
"Some people may be owed money and it is important that we conduct the processes regarding this correctly.
"If you are affected by this closure, please register your interest with the liquidators: Joe Allen at FRP, 01772 440700, Joe.Allen@frpadvisory.com .
"Following that, please also message me at paul.wignall30@googlemail.com so I can keep a record of this – I hope this is OK and I’m sorry for the difficulties and/or delays involved in this process.
"Please feel free to copy this to anyone who may also be affected or direct them my way."
FRP Advisory declined to comment when approached by BusinessLive.
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