HDR remains outside FRC. We draft Bills, handle PODs/Replies, secure payments on account, and push Default Costs Certificates. Free first bill.
Updated: 28/09/2025
HDR remains outside Fixed Recoverable Costs, so hourly-rate recovery matters. We turn HDR WIP into paid cash: PD 47-compliant Bills/e-Bills (Precedent S), PoDs/Replies, payments on account (CPR 44.2(8)), and fast Default Costs Certificates (CPR 47.9/47.11) when defendants miss the 21-day deadline.
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• Bill of Costs / e-Bill (Precedent S) built to settle, with clean phase mapping and vouchers
• Points of Dispute & Points of Reply that defend rates, necessity and proportionality
• Default Costs Certificates when PoDs are late — the 21-day play
• Payments on account with protective wording (interest preserved)
• Detailed Assessment (advocacy or counsel briefed) when negotiations stall
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• Standard-basis specialists — HDR is core to our practice
• Faster cash-flow — typical draft 5 working days; signed Bills served within 24h
• Every-penny focus — surveyor time, tenant attendances, repeat inspections and expert work properly evidenced
• No-risk start — first Bill free; judge us on the recovery
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1. Triage & plan — we map the quickest route (Bill → PoDs/Reply → DCC/assessment)
2. Draft & serve — PD 47-compliant Bill/e-Bill + N252, tight narratives and vouchers
3. Negotiate — targeted concessions only; proportionality handled; interest preserved
4. Enforce — DCC if PoDs are late; payments on account; assessment if needed
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• Final bundle (pleadings, orders, correspondence), time records, disbursement invoices
• Surveyor/expert materials, photos and (where available) Scott Schedule
• Confirmation of service addresses for N252 and any agreed extensions
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• Higher net recoveries via tight narratives and properly vouched disbursements
• Faster payment through DCCs and on-account sums
• Fewer write-offs by linking work to risk/health and (where relevant) Awaab’s-Law timelines
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Free first Bill to settlement. After that, £500 all-in per file (drafting + negotiations + settlement paperwork). 5-day SLA. Costs Lawyer-led. UK-wide, paperless.
CTA: Send us a live HDR file → info@dmdcosts.co.uk • +44 7724 108 587