N244 form and free download
This guide covers England and Wales
The short answer
Form N244 (application notice) asks a civil court in England and Wales to make an order. It is used for many different applications, in a case that has already started.
The blank form is free from GOV.UK.
Download the official blank N244PDF from GOV.UK, version 06.22. Free.
Our free helper only covers asking to pause a mortgage eviction in England and Wales. The court decides.
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Other reasons people use N244
Most N244 applications are not about keeping a home. People also use it, for example, to ask the court to set aside a judgment, change a court order or extend a deadline. Our helper does not fill in the form for these.
- Official GOV.UK notes on filling in N244 cover every kind of application.
- Renting? The steps are different. Read GOV.UK: eviction notices for private renters and get free housing advice.
- Fees are different for different requests. See how much an N244 application costs.
- Not sure which form you need? Free advice services can help, and the court can tell you about its own process.
What the form is
application notice (the official word you may see on your papers)
This means a form asking the court to make a decision in a case that is already going on.
order (the official word you may see on your papers)
This means a decision of the court that people must follow.
You fill it in, sign it, and give it to the court with any fee. The court then decides what to do, sometimes at a hearing. Sending the form does not mean the court has agreed.
What it is used for
N244 is used for many different requests in civil cases, for example asking the court to change or pause an order. The fee is different depending on what you ask for.
In a mortgage repossession case, it can be used to ask the court to suspend a warrant of possession, which means pausing the eviction. GOV.UK’s guide to delaying an eviction tells people to use form N244 for this.
What is on the form
The current version (06.22) has five pages:
- Page 1: the court and case details, and questions 1 to 9 about you, your request and any hearing.
- Page 2: question 10, the information you rely on, with a large box for evidence.
- Page 3: question 11, any support or adjustments you or a witness need.
- Page 4: the statement of truth, which you sign by hand.
- Page 5: the address and contact details where documents should be sent.
statement of truth (the official word you may see on your papers)
This means your signed confirmation that the facts are true.
Where to get it
The form is free to download from GOV.UK. There is also a large-print version, official notes on how to fill it in and a Welsh-language page.
N244 form example (fictional)
This is a made-up example. The people, court and numbers are not real.
It shows the kind of thing that goes in the main boxes when someone asks to pause a mortgage eviction. Do not copy the wording: your form must use your own facts and your own words.
- Name of court
- County Court at Exampletown (copied from the top of the court papers)
- Claim number
- X00EX000 (a made-up claim number; yours is printed near the top of your papers)
- Claimant and defendant
- Claimant: Example Lending Ltd. Defendant: Sam Sample.
- Question 3: what order are you asking the court to make and why?
- That the warrant of possession is suspended (paused), with a short reason. The full story goes in question 10.
- Question 5: how do you want the application dealt with?
- At a hearing, at short notice, before the eviction date shown on the notice.
- Question 10: the information you rely on
- The person’s own account: what changed, what they can now pay each month, and the papers they will bring, such as payslips or bank statements.
- Statement of truth
- Signed by hand and dated on the printed form.
Our free helper asks for each of these in turn and shows where to find them on your papers.
If you are trying to keep your home
If you have an eviction date, get free housing advice today, and read using form N244 to ask the court to pause a repossession. Our free N244 helper fills in the official form for that one use. It does not cover other uses of the form.
What to do next
If you want to ask the court to pause a mortgage repossession, our free helper fills in the official form one question at a time. Get free housing advice too, at the same time.
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Related guides
- Where to send an N244Check court filing, payment and confirmation arrangements.
- How much does an N244 cost?The fee depends on what you ask for.
- Free N244 helperFill in the official form, one question at a time.
- After your N244What to do next.
Sources
- GOV.UK: Form N244 application notice (checked )
- GOV.UK: How to complete the N244 application notice (checked )
- GOV.UK: Civil court fees (EX50) (checked )
- GOV.UK: Home repossession, delaying an eviction (checked )