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Ministry of Justice

Mortgage and landlord possession statistics (NS)

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Quarterly National Statistics on possession actions issued in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords in England and Wales.

The quarterly releases are released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Note that the figures represent court actions for possession and not actual homes repossessed. Repossessions can occur without a court order being made, while not all court orders result in repossession taking place.


2010 quarter 4 statistics

2010 quarter 3 statistics

2010 quarter 2 statistics

2010 quarter 1 statistics

Changes to published National Statistics

Proposed changes to published National Statistics

UK Statistics Authority statement

Comparison of mortgage possession data sources

Local authority level figures 2000-2010 quarter 4

Court level figures 1987-2010 quarter 4

The releases are produced and handled by the ministry's analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice: Secretary of State, Minister of State, Permanent Secretary, Director of Access to Justice policy and the relevant special adviser, one policy officer and three press officers.

Communities and Local Government: Minister of State (Housing), Housing Markets and Planning Analysis Economist and Statistician and the relevant policy official and press officer.

HM Treasury: Two relevant policy officers.