High Court writ enforcement: key facts

An authorised High Court Enforcement Officer may enforce specified High Court writs, commonly through enforcement agents acting under authority. An application about the judgment does not itself stay enforcement.

For instructions received from 1 May 2026, the fixed fees are £79, £200, £520 and £550 at the prescribed stages, with 7.5% above £1,200 where applicable. Transitional rules may preserve the earlier scale.

Entry, goods, third-party rights, vulnerability, stays, fee assessment and complaints have distinct rules. Preserve notices, authority, recordings, valuations and receipts and use the remedy suited to the issue.

Sources and scope

This site concerns England and Wales. Principal sources include Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013, the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014, CPR Part 84 and the GOV.UK bailiff guide.

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