Divide Property In a Divorce With a Property Consent Order
Divorce-Online provides a fixed-fee property consent order service for £269. One of our SRA-regulated divorce solicitors will draft your consent order and document your property division within 14–21 working days. There are no hidden costs or court visits. Court fees of £60.00 apply.
Property Consent Order Service
- Fixed Fee – Clear, upfront pricing with no hourly rates or unexpected legal costs.
- Financial Consent Order – A legally binding consent order prepared by solicitors to finalise your divorce.
- Expert Support – Expert family law solicitors will be by your side from start to finish, keeping you updated at every stage.
- Clear Guidance – You will receive clear and simple instruction on how to quickly submit the order to court.
Property Consent Order – Secure Your Finances After Divorce
Right now, you and your ex-partner are in agreement on how to deal with property upon divorce. That’s not always easy to achieve, and it’s worth protecting properly.
A verbal agreement, an exchange of emails, even a signed letter between you — none of these arrangements carries any legal weight. If either party changes their position, you have nothing enforceable to rely on.
In our experience, people’s positions do change, and here are just some of the common reasons why:
- Your ex agrees to sell when your youngest turns 18, then meets someone new and no longer wants to move.
- You agree on a 60/40 split of the proceeds, but two years later, there is a dispute over the figures.
- You agree they will buy out your share within the year, but their circumstances change, and nothing happens.
Without a court-approved consent order, resolving any of these situations means hiring a solicitor, potential visits to the court, and incurring legal costs that can run into thousands of pounds — all to enforce something you had previously agreed on.
A Property Consent Order removes these risks entirely.
For a fixed fee of £269 including VAT, covering both parties, your agreed financial arrangements are drafted by an experienced divorce solicitor. Your draft consent order will be ready for submission to the court and sealing by a judge, making it legally binding and permanently enforceable.
If you have other assets or liabilities that need to be included within your financial order, such as debts or lump sum payments, view our online consent order service.
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What types of property arrangements can a consent order cover?
A property consent order can cover a wide range of situations:
- Selling the family home and dividing the proceeds
- Transferring full ownership to one spouse
- A deferred sale where one party stays until a trigger event (such as children reaching adulthood)
- A buyout where one spouse pays the other for their share
A property consent order can also address existing mortgage responsibilities and any negative equity.
Whatever your agreed arrangement, a consent order makes it legally binding and enforceable.
How To Get a Consent Order Online…
Provide us with your details
Complete our secure online order form to get started. Make a secure payment online or over the phone with our friendly team and gain instant access to your online divorce portal. This payment covers both parties.
Complete an online questionnaire
Share the details of your financial agreement, including property values, savings amounts, pension valuations, and how you have agreed to divide them. The questionnaire takes most couples around 20–30 minutes.
Draft consent order
One of our SRA-regulated divorce solicitors at our sister law firm will take your information to draft a bespoke consent order for you. Your documents are ready for court submission within 21 working days.
Submit your consent order
You will submit your consent order to the court following our expert guidance to ask the court for approval.
Financial consent orders are voluntary agreements and must be signed and approved by both parties.
Please Note: Court filing fees are currently at £60 to apply for a consent order. You may be exempt from paying court fees if you are on low income or certain benefits.
How much does a property consent order cost?
Most solicitors in the UK typically charge between £1,500 and £5,000 to draft a financial consent order that details how properties are to be divided. For couples with more complex or high-value assets, such as overseas assets and property portfolios, costs can exceed £10,000.
An online consent order with Divorce-Online involves an experienced family law solicitor preparing an individual consent order detailing the financial agreement you have reached with your ex-partner for a fixed fee of £269.
Fixed Fee Property Consent Order for £269
Our expert solicitors will take your agreed financial settlement and draft you a financial consent order for a fraction of the cost of a high-street solicitor. The process is simple and can be completed without visiting our offices or attending court.
Common Questions About Property Division in Divorce…
Is a consent order necessary if we have no assets?
Yes – We hear this very often “we have no assets, so we don’t need a financial order”. In reality, even if you believe you have no assets to divide at the time of divorce, a court-approved consent order is still essential if you want a clean break.
Without a legally binding financial order, either party can bring financial claims in the future — even many years after the divorce is finalised.
This can include claims against future income, pensions, inheritances, compensation awards, property you later purchase, or businesses you go on to build.
A consent order formally closes those financial claims and gives both parties certainty and protection moving forward.
Can I use a consent order if we’re simply selling the property and splitting the money?
Yes — and it’s strongly advisable. Even if you’re selling and dividing the proceeds by agreement, without a consent order your ex-spouse could make a future financial claim against your share, potentially years later.
A consent order records the agreed property split, whether 50/50 or another proportion, and once approved by the court it can provide a clean break. It ensures neither party can revisit the financial settlement after the sale completes.
Does a property need to be jointly owned for a consent order to apply?
No. A consent order can apply to properties in sole ownership as well as joint names. If a property is registered in one person’s name but forms part of the matrimonial finances, it can still be addressed and resolved through a consent order.
The court has broad powers to make orders over assets regardless of whose name they are held in. This is precisely why a consent order matters — it legally settles each party’s interest in any property, whether jointly or solely owned.
Can a consent order include a deferred sale, allowing one of us to stay in the home long-term?
Yes. A deferred sale arrangement allows one spouse to remain in the family home until a specified trigger event, such as the youngest child turning 18, the resident spouse remarrying, or mutual agreement to sell.
At that point the property is sold and proceeds divided according to the agreed terms. The consent order records the trigger events, each party’s percentage share of the eventual sale, and who is responsible for the mortgage, maintenance costs, and any other ongoing obligations in the meantime.