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Bailiff fees calculator

Enter the debt, pick the type of enforcement and the stage reached. The calculator applies the statutory scale and shows how each figure is made up.

Last checked 7 October 2026Applies to England and Wales

The original amount being enforced, before any bailiff fees.

Type of enforcement
When did enforcement start?
Stage reached

For example, council tax liability orders for different years. Enter the combined amount above.

What the calculator does

  • Applies the fixed fee for each stage up to the one selected.
  • Adds the percentage fee on the part of the debt above the threshold: £1,900 on the standard scale and £1,200 for High Court writs.
  • Rounds each percentage fee up to the next whole pound, because the regulations say “any fraction of £1 is to be reckoned as £1”.
  • Charges one compliance fee for each debt, and the other fixed fees once, where several debts are held by the same firm.

What it leaves out

  • Storage, locksmith, court and auction costs, which depend on what actually happened.
  • A sum equivalent to VAT, which can be added only where the creditor is not VAT registered.
  • Interest on a court judgment.
  • Any reduction that applies because of vulnerability.

A check, not a ruling

The result shows what the regulations provide for the figures entered. It cannot confirm that a particular statement is right or wrong, because that depends on dates and events the calculator does not know about.

How each stage is triggered

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Sources

  1. Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014, Schedule (fee tables)
  2. Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014 (as amended)
  3. Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014, regulation 11 (more than one enforcement power)
  4. Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/366)

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