HM Courts & Tribunals Service updated its Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) fees guidance on 13 July 2026, which sets the fees for applications, references, appeals and hearings in the Chamber.
Key facts
- Who: Anyone starting or taking part in proceedings in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), including applications for permission to appeal, notices of reference or appeal, absent owner applications, restrictive covenant applications and right of light applications.
- From: Guidance updated 13 July 2026
- Source: Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) fees
The guidance sets out what must be paid at each stage of proceedings in the Lands Chamber. It covers fees for asking permission to appeal, lodging a notice of reference or notice of appeal, absent owner applications, applications to discharge or modify a restrictive covenant, right of light applications, and other applications and rating appeals.
Fees for starting proceedings
- Application for permission to appeal: £257.
- Notice of reference or notice of appeal: £321.
- Absent owner application: £640. A further determination fee of £720 applies in the Greater London area and £600 outside it.
- Application to discharge or modify a restrictive covenant: £1,025.
- Right of light application for a definitive certificate: £795.
- Right of light application for a temporary and definitive certificate: £781.
Other fees charged
- Interlocutory application: £128.
- Application for a consent order disposing of the proceedings: £162.
- Restrictive covenant applications: £640 for a hearing as to entitlement, £161 for an order without a hearing, £1,281 for a substantive hearing and £40 for engrossing Minutes of Order.
- Hearing where no amount is awarded, or the determination is not expressed as an amount: £640.
Hearing fees for rating appeals are 5% of the rateable value determined in the final order. For references and appeals, the fee is 2% of the amount awarded or determined, or of the annual rent or other payment where the award is in those terms. Each of these has a minimum fee of £275 and a maximum of £16,500.
Copies of documents, and published decisions supplied to subscribers, cost £1 a page, with a minimum total of £10.
What this means for people bringing Lands Chamber cases
Fees depend on the type of application and the stage the case has reached, so it is worth confirming which entry in the table applies before paying. Check the current fees table on GOV.UK when preparing an application. If you are close to a deadline for lodging, get advice before it passes.
Sources
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service, Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) fees, updated 13 July 2026