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Court Fees

Court fines are priority payments. This means you should pay them first. Get debt advice if you need help making payments.

Find out how much you would need to pay for different types of court action in England and Wales.

Are you in Scotland? Read our guide to Scottish court action.

England and Wales only

County Court and High Court fees paid by you

Vary a CCJ instalment and/or suspend a County Court warrant of control (using an N245) £15
Vary a CCJ instalment calculated by the court using an N244 £15
Application for a stay of execution on a High Court writ of control (using a N244) £15
Suspend or vary a possession order or warrant of possession (using a N244) £15
Varying a county court attachment of earnings order (using a N244) £15
Staying a claim where both parties have agreed (such as a Tomlin order) £123
Other applications where notice does not have to be given to the other party, or where the other party consents to the application £123
Set aside a CCJ £313
Time order as part of current proceedings £313
Move a case to your preferred hearing centre if there is no automatic right of transfer £313
Add conditions to an existing charging order £313
Hardship payment order when a creditor has applied for a third party debt order £313
Other applications where notice must be given to both parties £313
Certificate of satisfaction or cancellation £19
Copy of a document (at court) - First 10 sheets £11
Copy of a document (at court) - Additional sheets (per page) 50p
Copy of a document (electronic version) £11

Court costs and solicitors fees added to a County Court money claim

The below fees are paid by the people you owe and can be added to the judgment owed by you.

Cost of the claim Added cost
Under £300 £35
£300 to £500 £50
£500 to £1,000 £70
£1,000 to £1,500 £80
£1,500 to £3,000 £115
£3,000 to £5,000 £205
£5,000 to £10,000 £455
£10,000 to £100,000 5% of the claim value
£100,000 to £200,000 5% of the claim value
£200,000 and above £10,000

The creditor can also add a fixed amount of 'solicitor's fees' to the debt if they have used a legal representative. These are added to the debt at the point they issue the claim.

Claim value Served by the court Served by the creditor
£25 to £500 £50 £60
£500 to £1,000 £70 £80
£1,000 to £5,000 £80 £90
£5,000 and above £100 £110
Claim is for delivery of goods only £80 £90

If the claim is in more than one name and defendants are at different addresses, an additional £15 will be added for each extra address served.


If the creditor has claimed the solicitors' costs above, a further cost is added to your debt at the point the judgment is entered.

Claim £25 to £5,000 Claim over £5,000
Judgment (in default) - after acknowledgment of service sent £22 £30
Judgment (in default) £25 £35
Judgment (acceptance) £40 £55
Judgment (after determination) £55 £70
Summary judgment (e.g. court strikes out a defence) £175 £210
Judgment for delivery of goods (regulated credit agreements only) £60 £85

Other County Court and High Court fees paid by the creditor and added to the debt

Possession claim for rented or mortgaged property £391
Issuing a High Court writ of control £80
Issuing a warrant of control £94

Application for other enforcement:


  • Attachment of earnings order
  • Charging order
  • Third party debt order
£135

Application for order to attend court for questioning (oral examination)


  • Served by creditor
  • Served by bailiff

 


  • £67
  • £135
Warrant of possession (to evict a property) £148
Warrant of delivery (to recover HP goods) £148