Legal Fees (England & Wales)

If we have to resort to legal action to recover your money, here are the typical fees which are charged by the courts and/or solicitors to do the legal work.  We pass these costs on directly to you, and we ask you to pay court fees and solicitors costs up-front so that we may pay the solicitors.  Commission is charged on all monies recovered at your normal rate plus 5%.

Letter of Claim

The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims requires that the creditor send a Letter of Claim to the debtor before proceedings start. The debtor has 30 days to respond to this letter. The letter is prepared in conjunction with our solicitors and sent by them. The charge for this letter is £20 + VAT.

County Court Claim

The court fee is based on the amount claimed plus interest - either contractual, or statutory interest at 8% per annum. Court fees and fixed costs are added to the debt and can be recovered from the debtor.

Claim Amount	Court Fee	Fixed Costs
Up to £300	£35	£50 + VAT
£300.01 to £500	£50	£50 + VAT
£500.01 to £1,000	£70	£70 + VAT
£1,000.01 to £1,500	£80	£80 + VAT
£1,500.01 to £3,000	£115	£80 + VAT
£3,000.01 to £5,000	£205	£80 + VAT
£5,000.01 to £10,000	£455	£100 + VAT
£10,000.01 to £200,000	5% of the Claim	£100 + VAT
£200,000.01 and above	£10,000	£100 + VAT

County Court Judgment

There is no court fee to enter judgment, but there are fixed costs, from £22.00 + VAT.

High Court Enforcement Officer

If the total judgment debt is above £600.00, and the debt is still unpaid, we will recommend use of the High Court Enforcement Officer.

Court Fee	Fixed Costs
£71	£51.75 + VAT

There are other enforcement options which we may discuss with you.