Compliance Stage

The Compliance Fee of £75.00 is raised when we receive your case from the High Court.

The Compliance Stage provides you with the opportunity to make contact with us to make full payment, or to discuss a suitable arrangement to pay by instalments.

An Enforcement Agent will not visit your property during this stage.

We must issue you a Notice of Enforcement and allow at least 14 clear days from the issue of this Notice before we visit you.

The Compliance Fee is charged on each case we receive for you, even if they are received at the same time.

Enforcement Stage One

The Enforcement Stage One Fee is £190.00 + 7.5% of the debt value over £1,000.00 and this is raised upon the first visit to your premises by an Enforcement Agent.

Your case will have progressed to the Enforcement Stage One either because you have failed to contact us during the Compliance Stage, or because you have defaulted on agreed payments.

Enforcement Stage Two

The Enforcement Stage Two Fee is fixed at £495.00 and this is raised if you refuse to make payment and also refuse to enter into an acceptable agreement to pay the debt and fees in instalments. This fee is also raised if you make and the break a legal agreement to repay the debt in instalments.

Your case will have progressed to the Enforcement Stage either because you have failed to contact us during the Compliance Stage, or because you have defaulted on agreed payments.

Sale & Disposal Stage

The Sale & Disposal Fee is £525.00 +7.5% of the debt value above £1,000.00 and is raised when we have taken control of your goods and have attended to arrange for those goods to be removed.

VAT on High Court Enforcement Fees

VAT registered creditors – Where the instructing creditor (and not their solicitor or agent) is VAT registered, VAT should be charged to that creditor and no VAT should be charged to the debtor. 

Non-VAT registered creditors – Where the instructing creditor is not VAT registered, or is VAT registered but ineligible to reclaim VAT, the High Court Enforcement Officers Association recommend that a sum equivalent to VAT should be charged to the debtor, as at present and in-line with the VAT Guidance 13th October 2021 issued by the Ministry of Justice.