The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that from 8th April 2025, 171 court and tribunal fees will increase. Parliamentary approval was sought for the increased fees, and has now been granted. This means that the increased fees are now in place.
The majority of the 171 fees have increased by 3.2% to reflect the changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) between March 2023 and March 2024, with a small number of fees increased by 13.5% to reflect backdated inflation to March 2022.
The MOJ has decided to increase these court fees so as to produce additional funding for His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). This additional funding is much needed, and will go towards improving service delivery, subsidising the cost of related court and tribunal services for which HMCTS do not charge a fee, and reducing the overall cost to the taxpayer.
Of the 171 increased fees, the most common ones affecting our Family Law, Dispute Resolution and Court of Protection clients are:
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Application for a divorce, nullity proceedings or dissolution of a civil partnership
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Old fee: £593.00 |
New fee: £612.00 |
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Applications for an order by consent (where the parties are in agreement)
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Old fee: £58.00 |
New fee: £60.00 |
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Applications for a financial order, where the parties are not in agreement
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Old fee £303.00 |
New fee: £313.00 |
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Applications for orders under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (including applications for Child Arrangements Order live with and spent time with, Prohibited Steps Order, and Specific Issue Orders)
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Old fee: £255.00 |
New fee: £263.00 |
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General on notice applications where no other fee is specified |
Old fee: £184.00 |
New fee: £190.00 |
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Recovery of Land (High Court) |
Old fee: £528.00 |
New fee: £545.00 |
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Recovery of Land (County Court) |
Old fee: £391.00 |
New fee: £404.00 |
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Any other remedy (County Court) |
Old fee: £365.00 |
New fee: £377.00 |
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Any other remedy (High Court) |
Old fee: £626.00 |
New fee: £646.00 |
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Assessment of costs (under Part 3, Solicitors Act 1974) |
Old fee: £65.00 |
New fee: £67.00 |
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Hearing fee: Multi track case |
Old fee: £1,175.00 |
New fee: £1,334.00 |
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Hearing fee: Fast track case |
Old fee: £545.00 |
New fee: £619.00 |
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General application (on notice) excluding Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out |
Old fee: £303.00 |
New fee: £313.00 |
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General application (by consent/without notice) excluding Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out |
Old fee: £119.00 |
New fee: £123.00 |
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Petition for bankruptcy (presented by creditor/other person) |
Old fee: £332.00 |
New fee: £343.00 |
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Any other petition |
Old fee: £332.00 |
New fee: £343.00 |
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Sealing a writ of control/possession/delivery (High Court) |
Old fee: £78.00 |
New fee: £80.00 |
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Application for a charging order |
Old fee: £131.00 |
New fee: £135.00 |
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Issue of a warrant of possession/warrant of delivery |
Old fee: £143.00 |
New fee: £148.00 |
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Court of Protection Application Fee |
Old fee: £401.00 |
New fee: £421.00 |
The Help with Fees remissions scheme remains available for those with lower financial means who are unable to afford a court or tribunal fee. Information on the Help with Fees scheme can be found here: Get help paying court and tribunal fees - GOV.UK
Please do note that if you have already made an application to Court and paid a court fee for that application, you do not need to pay an additional court fee. The new fees apply only to new applications made on or after the 8th April 2025.
You can find the full list here - Court and tribunal fees: updates from April 2025 - GOV.UK