How to use the civil court fees calculator
- Choose the court and the claim. County Court or High Court, and whether the claim is for money, for repairs or another non-money remedy, for the recovery of goods, for possession, or is costs-only proceedings.
- Enter the value. Enter the sum claimed with any interest claimed, or tick that the claim form states no value. For a non-money claim, say whether damages are claimed in addition or as an alternative.
- Choose the track. Pick the track for the hearing fee. A small claim's fee depends on the sum claimed.
- Add applications and any appeal. Enter how many applications are made on notice and how many by consent or without notice, and choose an appeal if there is one.
- Add the costs stage. Tick a request for detailed assessment and enter the bill total with VAT, or tick a default costs certificate, a set-aside, an appeal or a fixed costs determination.
- Add enforcement. Tick any warrant, order or writ the case needs, with the number of third parties, charging orders or defendants where one fee is paid for each.
- Copy the fees. Copy the list, with each fee number, the total and the notes, for the file, the client or the bill.
Issue fees for money claims
The fee to start a money claim is set by the sum claimed, and where interest is claimed on a specified sum, by the total of the claim and the interest (fee 1.1). Over £10,000 and up to £200,000 it is 5% of that figure, rounded down to the nearest penny (GOV.UK’s money claim guidance). Where the claimant does not identify the value of the claim, the fee is the one for a claim that is not limited: £10,000. Where the claim form gives a range rather than a sum, GOV.UK’s guidance for a claim whose amount is not known is to estimate it and pay the fee for that amount; the calculator charges on the figure you enter, so entering the top of the range avoids paying too little. A counterclaim pays the same fee as if it were a separate claim (fee 1.7). Money Claim Online and Secure Data Transfer take claims up to £99,999.99.
| Value of the claim, with interest | Fee | Fee no. |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £300 | £35 | 1.1(a) |
| £300.01 to £500 | £50 | 1.1(b) |
| £500.01 to £1,000 | £70 | 1.1(c) |
| £1,000.01 to £1,500 | £80 | 1.1(d) |
| £1,500.01 to £3,000 | £115 | 1.1(e) |
| £3,000.01 to £5,000 | £205 | 1.1(f) |
| £5,000.01 to £10,000 | £455 | 1.1(g) |
| £10,000.01 to £200,000 | 5% of the claim | 1.1(h) |
| Over £200,000, not limited, or no value stated | £10,000 | 1.1(i) |
Repairs, injunctions, goods and possession
A claim for a non-money remedy other than possession of land, such as an order that a landlord carry out repairs, an injunction or the recovery of goods, costs £387 in the County Court and £663 in the High Court (fee 1.5), paid once however many non-money remedies the claim seeks. How a money claim alongside it is charged depends on how it is made:
- Damages in addition to a non-money remedy (other than possession of land or the recovery of goods): both fees are paid, fee 1.5 and fee 1.1. A housing disrepair claim for repairs and £8,000 damages pays £387 plus £455, £842, in the County Court.
- Money as an alternative to a non-money remedy (other than possession of land or the recovery of goods): in the High Court only fee 1.1; in the County Court whichever is greater of fee 1.1 and fee 1.5.
- Recovery of goods: a money claim made with it, in addition or as an alternative, adds no fee; only fee 1.5 is paid.
- Possession of land: £415 in the County Court (fee 1.4(b)) and £559 in the High Court (fee 1.4(a)). A money claim made with it, such as for arrears, adds no fee.
- Costs-only proceedings under CPR 46.14: £69 (fee 1.8(b)), with no fee 1.1 or 1.5 on top. The same fee applies to an application for assessment of a solicitor’s bill under Part 3 of the Solicitors Act 1974.
Hearing fees
The hearing fee is charged when the court fixes the trial date or trial period: £619 on the fast track and £1,334 on the intermediate track or multi-track (fee 2.1). The court sends the claimant a fee notice with the date for payment (CPR 3.7A1): at least 28 days before the trial, or the Monday of the first week of a trial period, where the notice comes 36 days or more ahead, and otherwise within 7 days of the notice. If it is not paid by then, and help with fees is not applied for, the claim (or counterclaim) is struck out. The claimant pays it, unless the case continues on the counterclaim alone, and it is not payable where the court fixed the trial date when the claim was issued. HMCTS states that the hearing fee is non-refundable, but it need not be paid if the parties settle before it falls due. On the small claims track the fee depends on the sum claimed:
| Small claim, sum claimed | Fee | Fee no. |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £300 | £27 | 2.1(c)(i) |
| £300.01 to £500 | £59 | 2.1(c)(ii) |
| £500.01 to £1,000 | £85 | 2.1(c)(iii) |
| £1,000.01 to £1,500 | £123 | 2.1(c)(iv) |
| £1,500.01 to £3,000 | £181 | 2.1(c)(v) |
| Over £3,000 | £346 | 2.1(c)(vi) |
Applications and appeals
Where no other fee is specified, an application costs £321 on notice (fee 2.4(a)) and £126 by consent or without notice (fee 2.5(a)). On notice means the other party has been told of the application, whether or not there is a hearing. Applications under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, or for a payment out of funds in court, are £195 on notice and £63 by consent or without notice (fees 2.4(b) and 2.5(b)). An application by consent to adjourn a hearing that reaches the court at least 14 days before it is free. For fee 2.5, a request for judgment in default or on admission is not an application, so no fee is paid; but default judgment on a claim that includes a non-money remedy, such as an order for repairs, needs a Part 23 application (CPR 12.4(3)), unless the claimant abandons that remedy in the request (CPR 12.4(4)). If an application by consent or without notice is refused and ordered to be made on notice, the balance of the on-notice fee is paid.
| Appeal | Fee | Fee no. |
|---|---|---|
| Appeal to the High Court | £302 | 2.2 |
| Appeal in the County Court, small claims track | £151 | 2.3(a) |
| Appeal in the County Court, other claims | £175 | 2.3(b) |
| Appeal against a decision in detailed assessment proceedings | £290 | 5.4 |
| Court of Appeal: appellant’s notice asking for permission to appeal or an extension of time | £663 | 13.1(a) |
| Court of Appeal: appellant’s notice where permission is not needed or was granted below | £1,504 | 13.1(b) |
| Court of Appeal: appeal questionnaire, unless fee 13.1(b) was paid | £1,504 | 13.1(c) |
Detailed assessment and other costs fees
The fee for a request for detailed assessment depends on the amount of costs claimed (fee 5.2), or is £296 where the party filing it is legally aided and no other party is ordered to pay the costs (fee 5.1; that request is made on Form N258A). The fees order does not say whether VAT counts in the costs claimed: the calculator uses the bill with VAT, the higher figure, because normally the court office will not accept a request until the appropriate fee is paid (SCCO Guide 2025, para 4.2), and tells you when leaving VAT out would put the bill in a lower band. Our free N258 builder fills in the form with the same fee. A request for a hearing date in a Solicitors Act assessment pays the same fee 5.2, on Form N258C, and default costs certificates do not apply to those assessments (PD 46 paras 6.8 and 6.10).
| Costs claimed | Fee | Fee no. |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £15,000 | £398 | 5.2(a) |
| £15,000.01 to £50,000 | £801 | 5.2(b) |
| £50,000.01 to £100,000 | £1,192 | 5.2(c) |
| £100,000.01 to £150,000 | £1,595 | 5.2(d) |
| £150,000.01 to £200,000 | £1,992 | 5.2(e) |
| £200,000.01 to £300,000 | £2,988 | 5.2(f) |
| £300,000.01 to £500,000 | £4,980 | 5.2(g) |
| Over £500,000 | £6,640 | 5.2(h) |
| Other costs fees | Fee | Fee no. |
|---|---|---|
| Request for a default costs certificate (N254) | £82 | 5.3 |
| Set aside a default costs certificate | £152 | 5.5 |
| Request for a fixed costs determination | £408 | 5.6 |
| Starting costs-only proceedings (CPR 46.14) | £69 | 1.8(b) |
A default costs certificate usually also includes £80 fixed costs (PD 47 para 10.7), which are costs, not a court fee: our N254 builder adds both, and the N252 builder shows the total on the notice of commencement. For the dates these fees attach to, use the detailed assessment deadline calculator.
Enforcement fees
The County Court fees for the common ways of enforcing a judgment, and the High Court writ. Where a warrant or writ of possession or delivery also includes a claim for money, there is no additional fee. In the High Court, an order to attend court for questioning, a third party debt order, a charging order and a judgment summons cost the same as in the County Court, under fees 7.2, 7.3(a), 7.3(b) and 7.4.
| Enforcement | Fee | Fee no. |
|---|---|---|
| Warrant of control | £96 | 8.1 |
| Warrant of possession or delivery | £152 | 8.6 |
| Further attempt at a new address (fee 8.2 does not apply to a further attempt following a suspension) | £38 | 8.2 |
| Order to attend court for questioning | £69 | 8.3 |
| Bailiff service of that order | £139 | 8A.1 |
| Attachment of earnings order (one fee for each defendant against whom the order is requested) | £139 | 8.7 |
| Charging order (one fee for each charging order applied for) | £139 | 8.4(b) |
| Third party debt order (one fee for each third party against whom the order is sought) | £139 | 8.4(a) |
| Judgment summons | £139 | 8.5 |
| High Court writ of control, possession or delivery | £82 | 7.1 |
Related guides
- What changed in the costs fees on 13 July 2026
- Costs-only proceedings under CPR 46.14
- Costs forms and precedents guide
Sources
- HMCTS: Civil court fees (EX50)
- HMCTS: Fees in the civil and family courts, full list (EX50A)
- The Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008, Schedule 1 (legislation.gov.uk)
- GOV.UK: Make a court claim for money, court fees
- CPR Part 3 (rule 3.7A1), CPR Part 12 (rule 12.4) and CPR Part 46 (rule 46.14)
- Practice Direction 47 (para 10.7)
- The Senior Courts Costs Office Guide 2025 (para 4.2)
- Practice Direction 46 (paras 6.8 and 6.10)