{"id":3233,"date":"2026-02-07T07:50:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masslegal.co.uk\/?page_id=3233"},"modified":"2026-11-04T01:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:45:14","slug":"advocacy-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masslegal.co.uk\/?page_id=3233","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3233\" class=\"elementor elementor-3233\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3447f83 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3447f83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3a35f8\" data-id=\"b3a35f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32eb271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32eb271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADVOCACY \/ REPOSSESSION FEES<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbabbcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbabbcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d0f1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2d0f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c066b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c066b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/masslegal.co.uk\/?page_id=3180\">Civil Litigation Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f46a9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f46a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceda570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceda570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Advocacy \/ Repossession<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76a6f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b76a6f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a304712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a304712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/masslegal.co.uk\/?page_id=3287\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Debt Rec. Fees<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2c9cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c2c9cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7a40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7a40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/masslegal.co.uk\/?page_id=2458\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Mediation Fees<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a64d2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a64d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8a142 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb8a142\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5ba11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa5ba11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Advocacy Fees<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Advocates are required to have successfully completed the Bar Postgraduate Course, or the Legal Practice Course or passed the SQE or be FCILEx qualified, and have completed our own rigorous assessment and training programme.<\/p><p>Our Advocacy fees can be found below:<\/p><table class=\"table my-4\"><tbody><tr><td valign=\"top\">Residential Rent Possession<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Commercial Rent Possession<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3140.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Mortgage Repossession<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Charging Orders<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Applications<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3180.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Infant Settlements<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Return of Goods<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Bankruptcy<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Allocation Hearing<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3160.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Summary Judgment<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3160.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Third Party Debt Orders<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3130.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td valign=\"top\">Small Claims Hearings<\/td><td valign=\"top\">\u00a3220.00 + VAT<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>These are fixed fees for courts in the NorthWest fees for courts further afield will be provided on request.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa67921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa67921\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43b788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b43b788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Rent Repossession Fees<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Assured Shorthold Tenancy Repossession:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fixed Fee Scheme<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This scheme is for undefended Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) repossessions for rent<br \/>arrears under Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 or mandatory possession under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Summary of Costs<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Section 21 Possession Claims: &#8211; ABOLISHED 1 MAY 2026 UNDER THE RENTERS RIGHTS ACT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>1. Acceptance of Instructions\/Review documents \u00a3 250.00<br \/>2. Prepare and serve Notice Seeking Possession (per tenant) \u00a3 80.00*<br \/>3. Prepare and file Possession Claim and Evidence Bundle \u00a3 500.00<br \/>4. Request Possession Order \u00a3 60.00<br \/>5. Apply for Warrant \u00a3 130.00<br \/>\u00a31,020.006. Total excluding VAT and Court fees<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Section 8 Possession Claims (Rent Arrears Only):-<\/strong><\/span><br \/>1. Acceptance of Instructions\/Review documents \u00a3 250.00<br \/>2. Prepare and serve Notice Seeking Possession \u00a3 100.00<br \/>3. Issue Claim \u00a3 350.00<br \/>4. Prepare Witness Statement \u00a3 300.00<br \/>5. Prepare for and attend hearing \u00a3 350.00<br \/>6. Apply for Warrant \u00a3 130.00<br \/>7. Total excluding VAT and Court fees \u00a31,480.00<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Additional fixed costs which may apply: &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>1. Prepare and serve prescribed documents prior to notice \u00a3 150.00<br \/>2. Section 48 Notice \u00a3 75.00<br \/>3. Section 3 Notice \u00a3 100.00<br \/>4. Certificate of Service \u00a3 35.00<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Disbursements<\/strong><\/span><br \/>1. Court fee to issue the claim \u00a3 355.00**<br \/>2. Warrant fee for Bailiff Appointment \u00a3 121.00**<br \/>3. Proof of Ownership \u00a3 3.60<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">** The Court fee payable is subject to review from time to time. 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