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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

From the 1st May 2024 court fees across family and tribunal proceedings and civil cases increased. There are over 172 court fees which have been increased by 10%.

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
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) £119
Other applications where notice does not have to be given to the other party, or where the other party consents to the application £119
Set aside a CCJ £303
Time order as part of current proceedings £303
Move a case to your preferred hearing centre if there is no automatic right of transfer £303
Add conditions to an existing charging order £303
Hardship payment order when a creditor has applied for a third party debt order £303
Other applications where notice must be given to both parties £303
Certificate of satisfaction or cancellation £15
Originating application for a time order £308
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

These costs are what your creditor must pay to the court to begin a claim. These are added to your debt and will appear on the claim form as ‘court costs’.

Claim value Civil National Business Centre / Money Claims Online * Any other court
Under £300 £25 £35
£300 to £500 £35 £50
£500 to £1,000 £60 £70
£1,000 to £1,500 £70 £80
£1,500 to £3,000 £105 £115
£3,000 to £5,000 £185 £205
£5,000 to £10,000 £410 £455
£10,000 to £100,000 4.5% of the claim value 5% of the claim value
£100,000 to £200,000 n/a 5% of the claim value
£200,000 and above n/a £10,000

* Claims for unspecified amounts or non-money claims (such as defaulted hire purchase agreements) cannot be started in the Civil National Business Centre (CNBC) or using Money Claim Online (MCOL).

As well as the court fee, your creditor can add a fixed amount of ‘solicitors fees’ to the debt if they have used a legal representative. These are added to your debt at the point they issue the claim.

Claim value Court serves the claim Creditor serves the claim*
£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.

A further cost is added to your debt at the point the judgment is entered. This will only happen if your creditor has claimed the fixed solicitor’s costs, as in the table above.

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 £78
Issuing a warrant of control: £91
Application for other enforcement: Attachment of earnings order - £131

Charging order - £131

Third party debt order - £131

Application for order to attend court for questioning (oral examination) Served by creditor - £65

Served by bailiff - £131

Warrant of possession (to evict a property) £143
Warrant of delivery (to recover HP goods) £143