Process Server London: Fixed-Fee Legal Document Service
Fixed-fee process serving across London and Greater London, with up to three attendance attempts and the proof your instruction requires.
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Process serving across London and Greater London
When legal papers need to reach the right person, delay can hold up everything behind them. You can instruct UKPI for process serving at residential and commercial addresses across London and Greater London. The fixed fee is £175 with no VAT and includes up to three attendance attempts.
UKPI accepts instructions from solicitors, legal teams, landlords, businesses and private clients. Urgent, same-day, evening and weekend attendance can be arranged where availability and the service deadline allow. We confirm the recipient, address, deadline and proof required before attendance begins.
This page covers London instructions. If your documents need to be served elsewhere, use our nationwide process serving service. You can also view our London investigation office and Greater London coverage.
Legal documents we can serve in London
The correct method and proof can depend on the document and the instruction. Send the full papers and any directions from your solicitor or the court before attendance, rather than assuming every document can be served in the same way.
- Court orders, claims, applications and summonses
- Divorce petitions and financial orders
- Injunctions and restraining orders
- Statutory demands and winding-up petitions
- Witness summonses
- Landlord, tenant and property-related notices
- Legal correspondence requiring recorded delivery to a person or organisation
How your London process serving instruction works
- Send the documents. Include the recipient’s full name, the London service address, the deadline and any special instructions.
- Confirm the requirement. We check what must be served, when attendance should begin and what proof you require.
- Plan the attendance. Useful details such as working hours, access arrangements, a description or a photograph can help the process server plan the first visit.
- Make up to three attempts. The fixed £175 fee includes up to three attendance attempts where required.
- Report the result. We confirm the outcome and provide the agreed form of proof after service.
Starting quickly does not mean that the recipient will always be served on the first visit. Access, the recipient’s movements and the requirements attached to the document can affect when service is completed.
Urgent, same-day and out-of-hours process serving
Some instructions cannot wait for a standard working day. UKPI accepts urgent and same-day process serving enquiries in London, including evening and weekend attendance. Send the documents and deadline as early as possible so availability can be checked before the instruction begins.
Where a recipient is more likely to be available outside normal working hours, that timing can form part of the agreed attendance plan. We will not promise a time that has not been confirmed.
Fixed London process server fee
The fee is £175 with no VAT. It includes up to three attendance attempts at one agreed address and the outcome reporting required for the instruction.
If the recipient cannot be served within the included attempts, we report what happened. A new instruction may then be needed. The correct next step depends on the document, the circumstances and any advice supplied by your legal representative.
Proof supplied after service
UKPI can provide the form of proof requested in the instruction. Depending on the matter, this may be a Statement of Service, an Affidavit of Service or a Certificate of Service.
Tell us which document is required when you send the papers. This prevents the wrong form of proof being assumed and allows the service record to capture the date, time, place and outcome of attendance where those details are needed.
London areas covered
Process serving is available across the City of London and all Greater London boroughs, including Westminster, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lambeth, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Greenwich, Lewisham, Croydon, Bromley, Barnet, Enfield, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames.
The London office is at 124 City Road, EC1V 2NX. Visits are by appointment. You do not need to visit the office to send documents or begin an instruction.
If the current address is uncertain
A process server needs a usable address for attendance. If the recipient has moved or the address is uncertain, a separate debtor tracing service or witness location instruction may be needed before service can begin.
Tracing and process serving are separate services. Confirming the address first can prevent attendance being sent to an old or incorrect location.
Ready to instruct a process server in London?
Send the documents, the recipient’s details, the service address, the deadline and the proof you require. UKPI will confirm availability and the scope before attendance begins. You can use the confidential enquiry form on this page or call 0800 043 1754.
Common questions about process server london
The fixed fee is £175 with no VAT. It includes up to three attendance attempts at one agreed address and the outcome reporting required for the instruction.
Same-day and urgent instructions are accepted, subject to availability and the service deadline. Send the documents and address as early as possible so the timing can be confirmed before work begins.
The fixed fee includes up to three attendance attempts where required. If service is not completed within those attempts, UKPI reports the outcome so you and your legal adviser can decide the next step.
Common instructions include court orders, claims, applications, summonses, divorce petitions, injunctions, statutory demands, winding-up petitions, witness summonses and landlord or tenant notices. Send the full documents so the requirement can be checked.
Depending on the instruction, UKPI can provide a Statement of Service, an Affidavit of Service or a Certificate of Service. Tell us which form is required when you send the papers.
A separate tracing instruction may be needed before attendance. UKPI provides debtor tracing and witness location services where there is a lawful reason to confirm a current address.
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