Small claims · England & Wales · up to £10,000

Someone owes you money and won't pay.
Two formal documents to make your claim.

A letter before claim and a draft particulars of claim, written around what happened, what you want and how the amount is worked out. Plus a Case Assessment of your claim. Delivered within 10 minutes as Word and PDF.

What you get

  1. 1Letter Before Claim. Sets out the facts, the legal grounds, what you want and how the sum is calculated, and gives the other side a deadline to reply. This is the step the court expects before a claim is issued.
  2. 2Draft Particulars of Claim. The statement of your case, ready to copy into the court's online claim form when you start your claim.
  3. 3Case Assessment. The strength of each point, what the other side may argue, and the dates for each next step.

All in Word and PDF, emailed within 10 minutes.

Sample documents

Fictional names and events. Your documents are written around your own facts.

What happens, step by step

StepWhat you doWhen
1Send the Letter Before ClaimNow
2Wait for their replyUsually 14 days in a straightforward case
3If there's no reply or no agreement, start your claim online on GOV.UK using your draft particularsAfter the reply period
4Pay the court fee to the courtWhen you start the claim

Before going to court, the court expects both sides to consider settling or another form of dispute resolution.

Court fees are separate

Paid to the court, not to us. Online and paper claims cost the same.

Amount claimedCourt fee
Up to £300£35
£300.01–£500£50
£500.01–£1,000£70
£1,000.01–£1,500£80
£1,500.01–£3,000£115
£3,000.01–£5,000£205
£5,000.01–£10,000£455

Source: GOV.UK.

Is this pack right for you?

Yes

Money claims up to £10,000 in England & Wales, such as faulty goods, a service not done with reasonable care, money lent to someone, or a deposit or refund a trader won't return.

Not for

Personal injury, housing disrepair, claims in Scotland or Northern Ireland, or chasing a business's unpaid invoices.

Common questions

Free revision if you reply within 24 hours of delivery. If the revision doesn't fix it, a full refund within 7 days of your order.

Small Claims Pack

Word + PDF within 10 minutes · £79