County Court Issue Fees
| Claim Amount | Court Fee | Fixed Solicitors Costs | Total Added to the Balance |
| Up to £300 | £35 | £50 | £85 |
| £300.01 to £500 | £50 | £50 | £100 |
| £500.01 to £1,000 | £70 | £70 | £140 |
| £1,000.01 to £1,500 | £80 | £80 | £160 |
| £1,500.01 to £3,000 | £115 | £80 | £195 |
| £3,000.01 to £5,000 | £205 | £80 | £285 |
| £5,000.01 to £10,000 | £455 | £100 | £555 |
| £10,000.01 to £200,000 | 5% of the value of the claim | ** £ dependant on allocation to track |
* £ balance dependant |
| More than £200,000.01 | £10,000 | ||
| * Please note that the Court Fee payable is determined by the account balance or the debt due – for example a balance of £25,000 applying 5% rule, the Court fee due is £1,250 and the total added to the balance including the Fixed Cost would be £1,350.
** If the Court allocate to the Fast Track (normally for balances that exceed £10,000) the fixed costs table at Part 45 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 apply. |
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Fixed Costs on Entry of Judgment
| Where the amount of the judgment exceeds £25 but does not exceed £5,000 | Where the amount of the judgment exceeds £5,000 | |
| Judgment in default of an acknowledgment of service | £22.00 | £30.00 |
| Judgment in default of a defence | £25.00 | £35.00 |
| Judgment is entered on admission of whole or part of a claim for a specified sum | £40.00 | £55.00 |
| Judgment is entered on admission of whole or part of a claim for a specified sum and court decides the date or time of payment | £55.00 | £70.00 |
| Judgment on summary judgment or where the court strikes out a defence | £175.00 | £210.00 |
| Judgment is given on a claim for delivery of goods and no other entry in this table applies | £60.00 | £85.00 |
Hearing Fees
| Claim Amount | Fee |
| Small claims track for claims up to £300 | £27 |
| Small claims track for claims between £300.01 and £500 | £59 |
| JSmall claims track for claims between £500.01 and £1,000 | £85 |
| Small claims track for claims between £1,000.01 and £1,500 | £123 |
| Small claims track for claims between £1,500.01 and £3,000 | £181 |
| Small claims track for claims more than £3,000 | £346 |
| Fast track claims (normally for claims more than £10,000) | £545 |
| Multi-track claims (normally for claims worth more than £25,000 subject to complexity) | £1,175 |
Enforcement Fees
| Type of Enforcement | Court Fee | Fixed Costs |
| Issue a warrant of control | £91 | £2.25 |
| Request for a further attempt to execute a warrant at a new address | £36 | £2.25 |
| Sealing a writ of control | £78 | £51.75 |
| Apply for an attachment of earnings order | £131 | £8.50 |
| Apply for a charging order | £131 | £110 |
| Apply for a third party debt order | £131 | £98.50 |
Hourly Charging Rates
| Fee Earner | Grade | Hourly Rate |
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience | A | £282 |
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience | B | £242 |
| Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | C | £196 |
| Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners | D | £139 |
| Note:
Supreme Court Costs Office provide guideline rates as to the hourly rates chargeable by different levels of fee earner by geographical location. |
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