His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) charges a court fee for a writ of possession or writ of control.

We legally have to hold the funds for 14 days. Payment will be issued after this period. When you complete the instruction form, we will ask you for details of the bank account where funds are to be remitted.

Our Enforcement Agents would advise if there may be further assets. If there are, then they would return to remove these also. If not, we would request your further information on any further assets you may be aware of.

After payment of the judgment, interest, costs, fees and charges have been settled, any surplus would be repaid to the defendant.

You will be liable for our full fees should this be the case. We would ask that once the enforcement process has started you allow us to continue until such time as the debt is repaid in full.

There is an industry regulated (High Court Enforcement Officers Association) compliance fee, which is triggered by each Notice of Enforcement that is sent.

On 6th April 2014 the abortive fee was replaced by the Compliance fee. It is a charge payable by the judgment creditor where enforcement is unsuccessful. It is triggered by serving the Notice of Enforcement. Read more about the enforcement fees.

Our fees are incurred as the enforcement progresses through the various stages of enforcement. When part payment is recovered, the amount is shared between The Sheriffs Office and the judgment creditor. Please see our terms and conditions for details on how this is undertaken.