Tools & Topic Guides
Court fees, deposit disputes, flight delay claims, and how to write your particulars.
How to Take Someone to Small Claims Court
The complete step-by-step guide — from gathering evidence and sending a letter before action to filing your N1 and enforcing a judgment.
Court Fee Calculator 2026
Enter your claim amount and instantly see your filing fee, hearing fee, and net cost if you win.
Small Claims Court Fees 2026
Full fee table from £35 to £455. Hearing fees, Help with Fees (EX160), and what you get back when you win.
Pay Court Fees by Card Online
Cheque, postal order, or card — what HMCTS accepts for the N1, N244, N443 and enforcement forms, and where you can actually pay online.
Landlord Not Returning Your Deposit
Your landlord has 10 days to return your deposit. If they don't — here's how to get it back.
Holiday & Flight Delay Compensation
Flight delayed over 3 hours? UK261 and the Package Travel Regulations 2018 give you clear rights.
Airline Not Paying Your Compensation?
Rejected, ignored, or even ordered to pay and still stalling. How a county court claim makes airlines pay, including the strict luggage deadlines.
How to Write Particulars of Claim
The most important part of your N1 form. Worked examples for builder disputes, landlord deposits, and faulty goods.
Can I Sue Without the Defendant's Address?
No postal address? If you have their email, WhatsApp or phone you can usually still sue. How alternative service works and what it costs.
Ex-Partner Owes You Money?
Money lent during a relationship is still a debt. Loan vs gift, what to do when you’re blocked, and why not knowing their address doesn’t stop you.
Dispute Guides
Step-by-step guides for specific types of claims — breach of contract, unpaid invoices, builders, and more.
Breach of Contract Claim
What constitutes breach, limitation periods, what you can claim, and how to file.
How to Sue a Company
Find their registered address, send a letter before action, and file without a solicitor.
Unpaid Invoice Recovery
Recover unpaid invoices with statutory interest under the Late Payment Act.
No Response to Letter Before Action
They ignored your letter. Here's why that helps your case and what to do next.
Recover Unpaid Rent
A step-by-step guide for landlords to claim rent arrears through the county court.
Builder & Tradesman Disputes
Poor workmanship, abandoned jobs, broken contracts — how to take a builder to court.
Contract Disputes
Faulty goods, broken agreements, money owed — guides for every type of contract claim.
The Court Process — Step by Step
A complete walkthrough of the small claims court process, from first steps to enforcement.
How the court system works, jurisdiction, and claim tracks.
The end-to-end small claims process explained.
Who can claim, what you can claim for, and where to start.
The formal letter you must send before going to court.
What the rules require you to do before filing.
Step-by-step guide to completing the claim form.
How to write the legal basis of your claim.
Court fees, hearing fees, and how long it takes.
Using HMCTS Money Claims Online to file digitally.
What happens after you file your claim.
Free mediation and how it works in small claims.
What to do when the defendant files a defence.
How to enforce a judgment if they don't pay.
What a CCJ means and how it affects the defendant.
How to prepare a witness statement for your hearing.