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County court forms

Have you received county court forms for a money claim? Do you need help with court fees, eviction, paying a judgment or forms to deal with insolvency?

On this page you will find:


  • Common court forms, and
  • Guidance notes

These will help you respond to the county court, deal with a CCJ, or respond to a statutory demand from the people you owe.

Please note that the PDF documents on this page may not work with screenreaders.

If you need help writing to the people you owe, we have a collection of sample letters to print and send.

How deal with county court claims

These guidance notes are published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service. They are useful to understand more about how CCJs work:

N1C – How to reply to a claim form

EX20 – Paying your CCJ: what do I do?

Claim letters from the county court

If a creditor has started court action to collect a debt, you will get these forms. You will need to deal with this straight away. Read our guide to county court forms and processes.

N1 – Claim form or N1SDT claim form

This form sets out the details of the claim against you.

N9A – Admission form (specified amount)

Use this form to reply to the court if you agree you owe the money but need to make an offer to pay it in instalments.

N9B – Defence / counterclaim form (specified amount)

Use this form to reply to the court when you do not agree that you owe the amount the creditor says you do.

Eviction and repossession

If someone you owe has started court action to repossess your home or evict you from a rented property you will get these forms.

You need to get debt advice and deal with this quickly.

N5 – Claim form for possession of property

The court will send this form if someone is trying to evict you from your home. A ‘particulars of claim’ form will explain the reason.

N11M – Defence form (mortgaged residential premises)

Use this form to give the court the information needed to make a decision at a repossession hearing.

N11R – Defence form (rented residential premises)

Use this form to give the court the information needed to make a decision at an eviction hearing.

Make a request to the court

These forms are used after court action has started, and you are asking the court to make changes. Such as, to stop further action or change the rate of payment.

N244 – Application notice


This form has many uses. It can be used to:


  • Ask a court to cancel or ‘set aside’ a CCJ
  • Ask for a change in the amount you pay to a CCJ if the court set the rate of payment
  • Change the rate you pay to a suspended possession order
  • Ask the court to stop action from High Court enforcement officers
  • Most applications have a fee. This varies from £15 to £275. It depends on what you are asking the court to do

N245 – Application for suspension of a warrant and/or variation of an instalment order


Use this form to:


  • Ask for a change in the amount you pay to a CCJ if the creditors set the rate of payment
  • Ask the court to stop bailiff action for a CCJ
  • There is a fee of £15 to do this

Getting forms from the court may be a sign that you need to get debt advice. Don't wait to get help, we can deal with this together.

Get help with your court fees

Courts charge fees for most applications. These forms and links explain how much you could be charged and if you can get a reduction in fees.

You can now apply online for help with fees if you have a low income.



EX50 – Guidance notes for Civil and family court fees: High Court and County Court

These notes will help you understand what fees you will need to pay.

EX160 – Apply for help with court fees if you cannot use the online service.

Administration order application form

If you want to apply for an administration order use the forms below. You should get debt advice before doing this, to make sure it is the right option for you.

N270 – Administration order notes for guidance

These guidance notes will help you understand how to apply for an administration order.

N92 – Application for an administration order

Use this form if you want to apply for an administration order.

Free debt advice

Are you worried about your debt problem? You can get free debt advice using our online debt advice tool. It will help you create a budget and give you debt advice based on what is right for you.

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