The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on 19 June 2026.
The Ministry of Justice plans to make a series of changes to court and tribunal fees payable in HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
These changes will take place on 13 July 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. The purpose of the changes is to strengthen cost recovery, improve consistency in how and where fees are charged, and maintain fair access to justice for all.
The Help with Fees remissions scheme remains available for those with lower financial means who are unable to afford a court or tribunal fee.
The changes are:
- The introduction of an exemption to the court fee otherwise payable by local authorities applying to the family court under Section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (more commonly known as ‘Jade’s Law’). This change will be in force from the date the provisions in the Act are commenced.
- Increases to fees in HM Courts and Tribunals Service to account for inflation. These include 170 fees which will increase by 2.6% in line with inflation for 2024/25 and 27 fees which will increase by an average of 34% (equivalent to £6.19) in line with accumulated inflation. Four fees will be reduced to reflect reductions in their underlying costs.
- An increase to the probate application fee to £526. This recovers the cost of an ever-improving service, and the new cost accounts for rising inflation as well as investment in delivering an efficient and modern service.
- Creating a separate, reduced fee for when someone requests copies of probate documents concurrently with their probate application, so that, instead of £16, the fee will only be £2. This will better reflect the cost of that service.
- An increase to 80 fees across the Residential Property Division of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, including for leasehold cases, most residential property cases and park and mobile home cases. This is the second tranche of changes in a wider programme of reform to introduce a new fees framework to cases in the Property Chamber.
- The new framework sets fees at one of five tiers, depending on case type and access to justice considerations. Most case types will attract fees of £200 for an application and £300 for a hearing, or fees of £114 for an application and £227 for a hearing.
- A small set of case types have further reduced fees: £47 for applications to appeal a rent increase, with hearing fees waived; £23 for applications to determine a pitch fee, with hearing fees waived; and no fees at all for matters relating to urgent building safety matters.
- These July changes apply this new framework to most cases in the Property Chamber. Fees for Electronic Communications Code and building safety cases will remain free of charge until early 2027.
- This framework was extended to cases impacted by the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) on 1 May 2026.
Inflationary increases to court and tribunal fees
Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4a | Recovery of Land – High Court | £545 | £559 |
| 1.4b | Recovery of Land – County Court | £404 | £415 |
| 1.5CC | Any other remedy – County Court | £377 | £387 |
| 1.5HC | Any other remedy – High Court | £646 | £663 |
| 1.6 | Filing proceedings against an unnamed party | £67 | £69 |
| 1.8a | Permission to issue proceedings | £67 | £69 |
| 1.8b | Assessment of costs | £67 | £69 |
| 1.9a | Permission to apply | £174 | £179 |
| 1.9b | On request to reconsider at a hearing a decision on permission | £438 | £449 |
| 1.9c | Permission to proceed | £874 | £897 |
| 1.9d | Permission to proceed (claim not started by an application for permission to apply for Judicial Review (JR) | £174 | £179 |
| 1.9(ba) | Application for judicial review where fee 1.9(b) has been paid and permission is granted at a hearing | £436 | £447 |
| 2.2 | Appellants/respondents notice (High Court) | £294 | £302 |
| 2.3a | Appellants/respondents notice (County court small claims) | £147 | £151 |
| 2.3b | Appellants/respondents notice (County court other claims) | £171 | £175 |
| 2.4(a) | General application (on notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997& Court Fund Pay Out | £313 | £321 |
| 2.4(b) | General application (on notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 19976 & Court Fund Pay Out | £190 | £195 |
| 2.5(a) | General application (by consent/without notice) excluding s3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out | £123 | £126 |
| 2.5(b) | General application (by consent/without notice) excluding Protection from Harassment Act 1997 & Court Fund Pay Out | £61 | £63 |
| 2.7 | Application to vary a judgment or suspend enforcement | £15 | £16 |
| 3.1b | Petition for bankruptcy (presented by creditor/other person) | £343 | £352 |
| 3.2 | Petition for an administration order | £343 | £352 |
| 3.3 | Any other petition | £343 | £352 |
| 3.4b | Copy of a certificate of discharge from bankruptcy | £11 | £14 |
| 3.5 | Insolvency – other application | £318 | £326 |
| 3.8 | Notice of intention to appoint administrator | £57 | £58 |
| 3.11 | Application within proceedings (by consent/without notice) | £30 | £31 |
| 3.12 | Application within proceedings (with notice) | £112 | £115 |
| 4.1a | Copy of a document (10 pages or less) | £11 | £14 |
| 4.2 | Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) | £11 | £14 |
| 5.1 | Where the party filing the request is legally aided | £237 | £296 |
| 5.3 | Issue of default costs certificate – Civil | £80 | £82 |
| 5.4 | Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – civil | £283 | £290 |
| 5.5 | Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate | £148 | £152 |
| 5.6 | On a request or application for a fixed costs determination | £398 | £408 |
| 6.1 | On the filing of a request for detailed assessment in the Court of Protection | £99 | £102 |
| 6.2 | Appeal against a Court of Protection costs assessment decision | £79 | £81 |
| 6.3 | Request to set aside a default costs certificate in the Court of Protection | £74 | £76 |
| 7.1 | Sealing a writ of control/possession/delivery (High court) | £80 | £82 |
| 7.2 | Order requiring a judgment debtor or other person to attend court | £67 | £69 |
| 7.3a | Third party debt order or the appointment of a receiver by way of equitable execution. | £135 | £139 |
| 7.3b | Application for a charging order | £135 | £139 |
| 7.4 | Application for a judgment summons | £135 | £139 |
| 7.5 | Register a judgment or order, or for permission to enforce an arbitration award, or for a certificate or a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad | £80 | £82 |
| 8.1 | Issue warrant of control in any other cases | £94 | £96 |
| 8.2 | Request for attempt of execution of warrant at new address | £37 | £38 |
| 8.3 | Application to require judgment debtor to attend court | £67 | £69 |
| 8.4a | Application for a third-party debt order | £135 | £139 |
| 8.4b | Application for a charging order | £135 | £139 |
| 8.5 | Application for a judgment summons | £135 | £139 |
| 8.6 | Issue of a warrant of possession/warrant of delivery | £148 | £152 |
| 8.7 | Application for an attachment of earnings order – Civil | £135 | £139 |
| 8.9 | Application for enforcement of an award of a sum of money or any other decision made by any court, tribunal, body or person | £54 | £55 |
| 8.10 | Request for an order to recover a specified road traffic debt | £10 | £11 |
| 8A.1 | Service of a bailiff of an order to attend County Court for questioning | £135 | £139 |
| 10.1 | Bills of sale | £34 | £35 |
| 10.2 | Official certificate of the result of a search (for each name) | £54 | £67 |
| 10.3 | Search, in person, of court records (per 15 minutes) | £12 | £15 |
| 10.4 | Appointment of a High Court judge | £692 | £710 |
| 10.5 | Hearing before a High Court judge (per day or part day) | £692 | £710 |
| 11.1 | Issue of a warrant for the arrest of a ship or goods | £21 | £22 |
| 12.1 | Affidavit | £14 | £15 |
| 12.2 | For each exhibit referred to | £2 | £3 |
| 13.1a | Application – permission to appeal/extension of time | £646 | £663 |
| 13.1b | Permission to appeal is not required or has been granted | £1,466 | £1,504 |
| 13.1c | Appellant/respondent filing an appeal questionnaire | £1,466 | £1,504 |
| 13.2 | On filing a respondents notice | £587 | £602 |
| 13.3 | On filing an application notice | £646 | £663 |
| 15.1 | Request for service by a bailiff of document (see order for exceptions) | £46 | £47 |
Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Originating proceedings where no other fee is specified | £279 | £286 |
| 1.2 | Filing an application for a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution | £612 | £628 |
| 1.3 | Application for matrimonial or civil partnership order | £415 | £426 |
| 1.5 | Amendment of application for matrimonial/civil partnership order | £59 | £61 |
| 1.6 | Answer to application for matrimonial/civil partnership order | £234 | £240 |
| 1.7 | Application for an order of assessment of costs | £57 | £58 |
| 1.8 | Application for parental order | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1a | Parental responsibility (s4(1)(c) or (3), 4A(1)(b) or (3) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1b | Parental responsibility (s4ZA(1)(c) or (6) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1c | Guardians (s5(1) or 6(7) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1d | Section 8 orders (s10(1) or (2) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1e | Enforcement orders (s11J(2) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1f | Compensation for financial loss (section 110(2) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1g | Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while residence order in force (s13(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1h | Special guardianship orders (s14A (3) or (6)(a), 14C(3) or 14D(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1i | Secure accommodation order (s25 Children Act 1989) – England | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1j | Change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while care order in force (s33(7) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1k | Contact with child in care (s34(2), (3), (4) or (9) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1l | Education supervision order (s36(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1m | Variation or discharge of care and supervision orders (s39 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1n | Child assessment order (s43(1) Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1o | Emergency protection orders (s44, 45 and 46 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1p | Warrant to assist person exercising powers under emergency protection order (s48 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1q | Recovery order (s50 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1s | Warrant to assist person exercising powers to search for children or inspect premises (s102 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1t | Applications in respect of enforcement orders (paragraph 4(2), 6(2), 7(2) or 9(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989) | £116 | £119 |
| 2.1u | Amendment of enforcement order by reason of change of address (paragraph 5(2) of Schedule A1 Children Act 1989) | £79 | £81 |
| 2.1v | Financial provision for children (paragraph 1(1) or (4), 2(1) or (5), 5(6), 6(5), (7) or (8), 8(2), 10(2), 11 or 14(1) of Schedule 1 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1w | Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2 Children Act 1989) – England | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1x | Extension of supervision order (paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1y | Extension or discharge of education supervision order (paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1z | Appeals concerning foster parents (paragraph 8(1) of Sch 8 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1ia | Secure accommodation order (s119 Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.1wa | Approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad (s124(1) Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.2 | Application for proceedings (s31 of the Children Act 1989 | £2,515 | £2,580 |
| 2.3 | Appeal relating to Children Act 1989 fees 2.1(a) to 2.1(s) (v) to (y) and 2.2 | £245 | £251 |
| 2.4 | Appeal against a contribution order under Children Act 1989 | £245 | £251 |
| 2.5 | Appeal against a contribution order – Wales | £245 | £251 |
| 2.6(a) | Cancellation, variation or removal or imposition of condition of registration of child minder or day carer (England) (s72 Children Act 1989) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.6(b) | Cancellation of registration of child minder or day carer (s34 of the Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) | £263 | £270 |
| 2.7 | Commencing child mind or day carer appeal (s34 Children and Families Measure Act (Wales) or s72 Children Act 1989 (England)) | £245 | £251 |
| 3.1 | Application/permission to apply for adoption | £207 | £212 |
| 3.2 | Application for a placement order (under s22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2022) | £556 | £570 |
| 3.3 | Application to the High Court | £207 | £212 |
| 4.1 | Application for warning notice to be attached to a contact order | £56 | £57 |
| 5.1 | Application (without notice) | £60 | £62 |
| 5.2 | Application for decree nisi, conditional order, separation order (no fee if undefended) | £61 | £63 |
| 5.3 | Application (on notice) (unless otherwise listed) | £190 | £195 |
| 5.4 | Application for a financial order | £313 | £321 |
| 6.1 | Filing an appeal notice from a district judge, one or more lay justices, a justices’ clerk or an assistant to a justices’ clerk | £142 | £146 |
| 7.1 | Search of central index of decrees absolute/final orders | £65 | £89 |
| 7.3 | Search of index of decrees absolute/final orders | £45 | £61 |
| 8.1a | Copy of a document (10 pages or less) | £11 | £14 |
| 8.2 | Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) | £11 | £14 |
| 9.1 | Where the party filing the request is legally aided | £94 | £74 |
| 9.2d | Determination of costs, where costs claimed: Exceeds £100,000 but does not exceed £150,000 | £1,365 | £1,400 |
| 9.4 | Appeal (detailed assessment proceedings) – family | £238 | £244 |
| 9.5 | Request/application to set aside a default costs certificate | £125 | £128 |
| 10.2 | Application for a maintenance order to be registered under the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 or 1958 Act | £57 | £58 |
| 11.1 | Application for an order for financial provision | £245 | £251 |
| 12.1 | Application to question a judgment debtor or other person | £61 | £63 |
| 12.2 | Application for a third-party debt order/appointment of a receiver | £88 | £90 |
| 12.3 | Application for a charging order | £43 | £44 |
| 12.4 | Application for a judgment summons | £83 | £85 |
| 12.5 | Application for an attachment of earnings order – Family | £38 | £39 |
| 13.1 | Application for enforcement of a judgment or order | £114 | £117 |
| 13.3 | Issue for a warrant of possession or a warrant of delivery | £135 | £139 |
| 14.1 | Sealing a writ of execution/possession/delivery | £68 | £70 |
| 14.2 | On a request or application to register a judgment or order; or for permission to enforce an arbitration award; or for a certified copy of a judgment or order for use abroad. | £68 | £70 |
| 17.1 | Taking an affidavit/affirmation/attestation upon honour | £12 | £13 |
| 17.2 | For each exhibit referred to and required to be marked | £2 | £3 |
Magistrate Court Fees Order 2008
| SI Ref ID | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Application for Justice of the Peace to perform function not on court premises | £29 | £30 |
| 2.1 | Application to state a case for the opinion of the High Court | £156 | £160 |
| 2.2 | Appeal (deduction from earnings order) | £22 | £23 |
| 2.3 | Appeal – proceedings under Schedule 5 Licensing Act 2003 | £70 | £72 |
| 2.4 | Appeal (no other fee specified) | £70 | £72 |
| 3.4 | Request for certificate/certified document (no other fee specified) | £23 | £24 |
| 5.1a | Copy of a document (10 pages or less) | £11 | £14 |
| 5.2 | Copy of a document in electronic form (for each copy) | £11 | £14 |
| 6.1 | Request for licence/consent/authority (no other fee specified) | £31 | £32 |
| 6.2 | Application for renewal/variation of an existing licence | £31 | £32 |
| 6.3 | Application for the revocation of licence (no other fee specified) | £31 | £32 |
| 7.1 | On taking attestation of a constable or special constable | £12 | £13 |
| 7.2 | For every oath where no other fee is specified | £31 | £32 |
| 8.1 | Commencing proceedings where no other fee is specified | £284 | £292 |
| 8.2a | Application for leave/permission to commence proceedings (no other fee specified) | £142 | £146 |
| 8.2b | Proceedings where leave/permission has been granted | £142 | £146 |
| 8.3 | Contested hearing | £644 | £661 |
| 9.1 | Application for a warrant of entry | £22 | £27 |
| 9.2 | Application for any other warrant (no other fee specified) | £92 | £94 |
| 10.1 | Application for a warrant of commitment | £212 | £215 |
| 10.2 | Application for a warrant of commitment (Child Support Act 1991) | £46 | £47 |
Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Permission to appeal under rule 21 | £250 | £257 |
| 2 | Lodging a notice of reference under rule 28/ an appeal under rule 24 | £313 | £321 |
| 3 | Absent owner application under Sch 2 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 | £624 | £640 |
| 4 | Applications to discharge/ modify a restrictive covenant | £999 | £1,025 |
| 5a | Rights of light application rule 41 to s2 (d) Right of Light Act 1959- Definitive certificate | £775 | £795 |
| 5b | Rights of light application rule 41 to s2 (d) Right of Light Act1959- Temporary & Definitive certificate | £761 | £781 |
| 6 | Interlocutory or consent order application | £125 | £128 |
| 7 | Interlocutory or consent order rule 50 | £165 | £162 |
| 11a | Hearing to determine entitlement to a restrictive covenant under s84(3A) Law of Property Act 1925 | £624 | £640 |
| 11b | Order without hearing(rule 46) – s84 (e) Land of Property Act 1925(e) discharge /modify restrictive covenant | £166 | £161 |
| 11c | Substantive hearing of original Application to discharge /modify restrictive covenant | £1,249 | £1,281 |
| 11d | Engrossing Mins of Order -s84 (e) Land of Property Act 1925 discharge /modify restrictive covenant | £41 | £40 |
| 12 | Hearing or preliminary hearing of reference /appeal (no amount awarded) | £624 | £640 |
First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | On filing an appeal under section 141 of the Gambling Act 2005 in relation to sections 65(2)(a) to (j) of the Act | £4,521 | £4,639 |
| 1.11 | Appeal under s141 of the Gambling Act 2005 – personal management office licence s127 of the Act | £1,816 | £1,863 |
| 1.12 | Appeal under s141 of the Gambling Act 2005 – personal operational function licence s127 of the Act | £908 | £932 |
| 2 | Appeal under s337(1) of the Gambling Act 2005 – order to void a bet s336(1) of the Act | £4,521 | £4,639 |
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (JR) (E&W) Fees Order 2011
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Application to request a reconsideration at a hearing of permission to apply for Judicial Review | £174 | £179 |
| 1.1a | Proceed with JR – permission granted at oral hearing | £438 | £449 |
| 1.2(a) | Permission for JR -where order permitting to proceed given and 1.1(a) has already been paid | £436 | £448 |
| 1.2(b) | Permission for JR -where order permitting to proceed given | £874 | £897 |
| 1.3 | Permission for JR – where permission given to proceed with JR | £174 | £179 |
| 2.1 | General Application – On notice (where no other fee is specified) | £290 | £298 |
| 2.2 | General Application – By consent or without notice (where no other fee is specified) | £114 | £117 |
| 2.3 | Application for a summons or order for a witness to attend the Tribunal. | £57 | £58 |
| 3.1a | Copy Documents – ten pages or less | £10 | £14 |
| 3.2 | Copy Document / Electronic copy – each copy. | £10 | £14 |
Non- Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Duplicate/second grant for same deceased person | £21 | £22 |
| 4 | Applications for the entry or extension of a caveat | £3 | £4 |
| 5 | Application for a standing search | £3 | £4 |
| 6 | Deposit of wills | £23 | £24 |
| 7 | Inspection of will/other document retained by the registry | £23 | £24 |
Court of Protection Fees Order 2007
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Application to start proceedings or application for permission to start proceedings | £421 | £432 |
| 5 | Filling an appeal | £265 | £272 |
| 6 | Hearing fees | £259 | £266 |
| 7.1 | Copy of a document fee | £5 | £8 |
The Enrolment of Deeds (Fees) Regulations 1994
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Copy of change of name deed | £0.25 | £0.50 |
| 3 | Searches by staff on behalf of the applicant | £5 | £11 |
First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011
| SI Ref | Description | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3(3)(a) | Appeal determined without a hearing | £80 | £82 |
| 3(3)(b) | Appeal determined with a hearing | £140 | £144 |
Increases to fees for existing fee-bearing case types in the Property Chamber
| Application | Application fee | Hearing fee |
|---|---|---|
| Park and mobile homes | ||
| Form PH1 – For a written statement as to the terms of agreement | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH2 – For an implied terms order, express terms order or an unenforceable express term order | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH3 – Determination of any question arising under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH8 – To secure that a temporarily re-sited home is returned to the original pitch | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH9 or PH10 – Determination of a pitch fee | £23 | £0 |
| Form PH14 or 15 – Applications relating to site rules | £114 | £227 |
| Form PH21 – Revocation of a mobile home site licence where the manager is not a fit and proper person | £114 | £227 |
| All other applications | £200 | £300 |
| Right to buy appeals | ||
| Appeal of decision on Right to Buy application due to property being suitable for elderly people | £114 | £227 |
| Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 | ||
| Applications brought by local authorities relating to demolition orders, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, Interim and Final Management Orders, and banning orders | £114 | £227 |
| All other applications | £200 | £300 |
| Leasehold management (apart from Ground Rents) | ||
| Application to challenge a leasehold management charge | £114 | £227 |
| Applications in relation to determination of liability for administrative charges | £114 | £227 |
| Applications to appeal a choice of insurer | £114 | £227 |
| Application to appoint a manager for a property | £114 | £227 |
| Application to limit or recover payment of landlord’s legal costs for a tribunal claim | £114 | £227 |
| Application in relation to liability for service charge | £114 | £227 |
| Application to vary a lease | £114 | £227 |
| All other leasehold management applications | £200 | £300 |
| Leasehold enfranchisement | ||
| Applications relating to leasehold enfranchisement | £114 | £227 |
| Tenants’ Association applications | ||
| Applications relating to tenants’ associations | £114 | £227 |
| Electrical Safety Standards | ||
| All applications | £200 | £300 |
| Right of entry for the Valuation Office Agency | ||
| All applications | £114 | £227 |