Make a money claim online in England & Wales yourself — free, plain-English, step-by-step guides to Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) and the County Court. New to the process? Start with our complete walkthrough of making a money claim online, which takes you from letter before claim to judgment. From there, our guides help you decide whether OCMC or the County Court is the right route, explain how to start a claim now that OCMC has replaced the N1 form, and show you how to claim back what you are owed through OCMC. Once you have filed, we cover what happens after you file and the timeline to expect, the common mistakes that get money claims rejected, and what default judgment means when the defendant does not respond. Filing correctly the first time saves you — and the court — time. Every guide is free to read — and when you’re ready, Chris can help you draft your own documents to a professional standard, in minutes.
Seven checks to run before you issue a claim, each tied to the rule behind it: the facts, the documents, the figures and interest, the time limit, the pre-action steps, the track, and readiness to comply.
moneyclaims.service.gov.uk is HMCTS’s own portal for suing for money online – real claims, real judgments, no solicitor needed. The three steps, the fees, and every confusing dashboard status decoded.
Court fee, hearing fee, and the costs you will never recover even in total victory. CPR 27.14 in plain English, with the arithmetic that decides whether a claim is worth bringing.
You did the work; the invoice went unpaid. Here is how a money claim actually works — the letter before claim first, then Money Claim Online or the paper N1.
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On a low income or qualifying benefits? Help with Fees can waive or reduce the court fee for your money claim — and online claims now have no upper value limit. The official scheme, step by step.
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