New Court fees applicable to claims worth a value in excess of £10,000 have caused the Law Society to seek support from solicitors to battle against the proposed government changes.
It is understood the proposed changes are:
| Value of claim £ | Fee now £ (paper) | New fee £ | Increase in fee £ | % increase |
| 20,000 | 610 | 1,000 | 390 | 64% |
| 40,000 | 610 | 2,000 | 1,390 | 228% |
| 90,000 | 910 | 4,500 | 3,590 | 395% |
| 150,000 | 1,315 | 7,500 | 6,185 | 470% |
| 190,000 | 1,315 | 9,500 | 8,185 | 622% |
| 200,000 | 1,515 | 10,000 | 8,725 | 576% |
| 250,000 | 1,720 | 10,000 | 8,280 | 481% |
Claims for Possession will also see fees rise by £75 at all levels. Application fees will also rise with the Court fee for an application made by consent increasing from £50 to £100 and contested applications increasing from £155 to £255.
The proposed fee increases were put forward by the Ministry of Justice, which has substantiated the new fees by stating that this will raise an extra £120 million a year to help fund the general running of the court system.
The Law Society had subsequently issued a Pre-action letter of claim to the Ministry of Justice to protest the proposed fee increase. However, the House of Lords approved the changes on Wednesday 4th March 2015.
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