LAWBITES
Sue Soon to Save A raft of court and tribunal fees are set for inflationary rises on 13 July 2026 under the Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (SI 2026/642 as amended by SI 2026/665). 170 fees will be up by 2.6% and 27 by an average of 34%. Commencement fees for money claims and trial fees are untouched, but any landlord who has the distinction of being able to seek possession will be shelling out more to kick off: £415 instead of £404 in the county court. A general application on notice in civil (fee 2.4(a)) will cost £321 and an application for divorce etc (fee 1.2) £628. A family search of the index of decrees absolute (fee 7.1) jumps by £24 to £89. The Property Chamber’s new fee structure, already threatened (see ‘Civil way’, NLJ, 24 April 2026, p13), will be among the tribunal changes brought in. A probate grant (fee 1) will cost £526 if the estate exceeds
