debt recovery costs and fees

Fixed costs on commencing a claim	served by Court	served by Solicitor

Debts up to £500	£50	£60
Debts from £500.01 to £1,000	£70	£80
Debts from £1,000.01 to £5,000	£80	£90
Debts over £5,000	£100	£110
Fixed costs on Judgment	judgment up to £5,000	exceeds £5,000
In Default of acknowledging service	£22	£30
In Default of filing a defence	£25	£35
Judgment on Admission	£40-£55	£55-£70


County Court fees on commencing a claim Follow this link to separate page click here Enforcement
Bailiff		£100
HCEO - debts over £600 (initial fee)		£64.10

Fees for insolvency proceedings
To issue a bankruptcy petition for your own affairs	£150 court fee and £450 deposit
To issue a bankruptcy petition against someone who owes you money	£190 court fee and £600 deposit
To issue a petition to wind up your own company	£190 court fee and £1,000 deposit
To issue a petition to wind up a company which owes you money	£190 court fee and £1,000 deposit

Allocation fees
Allocation questionnaire (for small claims track cases exceeding £1,500)	£35
Allocation questionnaire (for fast track or multi track cases)	£200

Pre-trial checklist (listing questionnaire) fee
Multi track and fast track cases	£100
Hearing fees
Multi track cases	£1,000
Fast track cases	£500
For cases on the small claims track where the sum claimed:
Does not exceed £300	£25
Exceeds £300 but does not exceed £500	£50
Exceeds £500 but does not exceed £1,000	£75
Exceeds £1,000 but does not exceed £1,500	£100
Exceeds £1,500 but does not exceed £3,000	£150
Exceeds £3,000 but does not exceed £5,000	£300

General fees
Order to Obtain Information	£50
Charging Order	£100
Third Party Debt Order	£100
Attachment of Earnings Order	£100