Initial charges.
Letter Before Action: £2.00 (plus V.A.T).
Late Payment Demand: £5.00 (plus V.A.T).
Court Action charges.
All actions under £100,000 are issued through the Claims Production Centre which is cheaper than your local County Court.
| Debt Amount | Costs (plus V.A.T) |
Court Fees | Total (plus V.A.T on Costs) |
Debtor Pays | Non-recoverable costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £25 to £200 | £65.00 | £15.00 | £80.00 | £65.00 | £15.00 |
| £200 to £300 | £75.00 | £15.00 | £90.00 | £65.00 | £25.00 |
| £300 to £500 | £80.00 | £30.00 | £110.00 | £80.00 | £30.00 |
| £500 to £600 | £100.00 | £55.00 | £155.00 | £125.00 | £30.00 |
| £600 to £1,000 | £130.00 | £55.00 | £185.00 | £125.00 | £60.00 |
| £1,000 to £1,500 | £140.00 | £65.00 | £205.00 | £145.00 | £60.00 |
| £1,500 to £3,000 | £140.00 | £75.00 | £215.00 | £155.00 | £60.00 |
| £3,000 to £5,000 | £140.00 | £85.00 | £225.00 | £165.00 | £60.00 |
| £5,000 to £15,000 | £160.00 | £190.00 | £350.00 | £290.00 | £60.00 |
| £15,000 to £50,000 | £165.00 | £310.00 | £475.00 | £410.00 | £65.00 |
| £50,000 to £100,000 | £170.00 | £550.00 | £720.00 | £650.00 | £70.00 |
V.A.T is charged on costs not fees. V.A.T is not recoverable from the Debtor but can be reclaimed by you if V.A.T registered.
Invoices are issued to you at the end of each month for all work carried out in that month. Our terms are 7 days. You pay the amount shown in the 'Total (plus V.A.T on costs)' column above regardless of whether the debt has been paid at that stage. In a successful action your Debtor pays the sum in the 'Debtor Pays' column above, this may be after our invoice has been issued. The Court calculate the fee on the total of the debt plus interest, which may put the fee into the higher band. You will not recover the sum in the 'Non-recoverable costs' column. Matters referred to our litigation department will be charged at £40.00 per hour.
Judgment & Execution charges.
| Debt Amount | Action | Judgment Costs (plus V.A.T) |
Execution Costs (plus V.A.T) |
Execution Fees | Total (plus V.A.T on Costs) |
Debtor Pays | Non-recoverable costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £25 to £125 | Bailiff | £32.00 | £2.25 | £70.00 | £104.25 | £94.25 | £10.00 |
| £125 to £600 | Bailiff | £37.00 | £2.25 | £70.00 | £109.25 | £94.25 | £15.00 |
| £600 to £5,000 | HCEO | £42.00 | £51.75 | £50.00 | £143.75 | £123.75 | £20.00 |
| Over £5,000 | HCEO | £55.00 | £51.75 | £50.00 | £156.75 | £131.75 | £25.00 |
Again these costs are invoiced to you at the end of the month, you pay the amount shown in the 'Total (plus V.A.T on costs)' column above regardless of whether the debt has been paid. These costs are based on default proceedings where the High Court Enforcement Officer (HCEO) or Bailiff is instructed. The Court calculate the execution fee on the Judgment total, which may put the fee into the higher band. If the Debtor files an Acknowledgment of Service the costs increase by £3 for debts up to £5,000 and by £5 on debts over £5,000. Where a case is not successful you also pay the HCEO's abortive charges (if any). We will automatically instruct the HCEO in every case over £600.00.
V.A.T is charged on costs not fees. V.A.T is not recoverable from the Debtor but can be reclaimed by you if V.A.T registered.
Our invoice terms.
Our invoice terms are 7 days. We do not operate on normal trade terms of 30 days. We have to pay out all Court fees on your behalf when a Court Action is processed. Therefore we have already paid the Court fee on your behalf before we invoice you at the end of each month. That is the reason for our 7 day payment terms.
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