FE6 form: ask for a charging order on the debtor's land or property
Form FE6 asks the court to make a charging order on land or property owned by the debtor, securing money a family court order says they must pay. The charge can later support an application for an order for sale.
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How Wren helps with the FE6
Official forms are written for lawyers. With Wren you do not have to decode this one on your own, and you still follow the court’s procedure.
- Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the FE6 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
- Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
- The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official FE6. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
- What comes next, kept with your caseWhat usually happens after you send it, with the dates worked out from the published rules.
Time and money
- On your own
- A day or more
- With Wren
- About an hour for most forms
- Solicitor for this form
- £740 to £1,2403 to 5 hours
A solicitor’s time for the FE6 can run to £1,240. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes about an hour for most forms rather than a day or more.
Times and hours are Wren’s estimates for a typical case, not quotes. Solicitor costs are those hours at £247 an hour, the courts’ guideline rate for a solicitor with over four years’ experience, outside London (GOV.UK, Solicitors' guideline hourly rates (in effect from 1 January 2026)). The guideline runs from £200 to £295 an hour outside London depending on experience, firms set their own rates, and VAT is added on top.
Key facts
- Official title
- Form FE6: Application for charging Order on land or property
- Edition
- 04.17 (6 pages).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Fee
- £44 for each charging order applied for (fees order 12.3).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Interim order
- The court decides without a hearing whether to make an interim charging order and fixes a hearing (FPR 40.5).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Service
- The interim order, the application and its documents are served at least 21 days before the hearing on the debtor and on others the rules list, such as a co-owner and the debtor's spouse or civil partner (FPR 40.6).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Objections
- Anyone objecting files and serves written evidence at least 7 days before the hearing (FPR 40.8).Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the FE6
A person owed money under a family court order where the debtor owns, or part-owns, land or a home.
When it is used
After money due under the order has not been paid. The application is made without notice and dealt with first without a hearing (FPR 40.4 and 40.5).
Before you start
- The order you are enforcing and the amount unpaid, with how it is worked out.
- The property's address and, if registered, its title number from HM Land Registry.
- What you know of anyone else who owns the property or has a charge over it, and of the debtor's other creditors.
How to fill in the FE6
Open each part for what it asks and how to answer it. In Wren, each part is a few plain questions, and your answers fill in the form.
Pages 1 to 3: the order and the debtor
The court and case, the parties, the order being enforced and the amount owed, including any instalments unpaid.
Pages 3 to 5: the property and others affected
The land or property, why you believe the debtor owns it, the interest you ask for, other creditors and other people with an interest.
Page 6: signing
The statement of truth, signed by hand, and your address for service.
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What happens after you send it
If the court makes an interim charging order you serve it as the rules require and file a certificate of service. At the hearing the court decides whether to make the order final, discharge it or give directions (FPR 40.8).
Common mistakes
- Not serving the interim order on everyone the rules or the court name, at least 21 days before the hearing.
- Giving the wrong title number or address for the property.
- Leaving out other creditors or co-owners you know of.
Common questions
Does a charging order mean the property is sold?
No. It secures the debt on the property. An order for sale is a separate application.
Is the debtor told before the interim order?
The application is made without notice and the court first decides without a hearing whether to make an interim order (FPR 40.4 and 40.5).
Where these facts come from
These are the official rules and pages this page is based on. They are listed so you can check a detail for yourself; you do not need them to use Wren. They are outside Wren and open in a new tab.
- GOV.UK: Form FE6: Application for charging Order on land or property (external source, opens in a new tab)
- FPR 2010 Part 33: enforcement (external source, opens in a new tab)
- FPR 2010 Part 40: charging orders (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Court fees (EX50) (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Pinned template FE6 (04.17) (external source, opens in a new tab)