Mortgage and landlord possession statistics (NS)
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, as not all possession orders are enforced.
2009 quarter 1 statistics
- National and regional figures - first quarter 2009 (PDF 0.14mb 14 pages)
- Court level breakdown (Excel 0.15mb 16 pages)
Published on 15 May 2009
UK Statistics Authority statement
- UK Statistics Authority statement (PDF 0.05mb 3 pages)
Proposed changes to published National Statistics
- Technical note (PDF 0.07mb 8 pages)
- Outline of proposed local authority table (Excel 0.14mb 14 pages)
Published on 15 May 2009
2008 quarter 4 statistics
- National and regional figures - fourth quarter 2008 (PDF 1.24mb 23 pages)
Published on 20 February 2009
2008 quarter 3 statistics
- National and regional figures - third quarter 2008 (PDF 0.13mb 20 pages)
Published on 21 November 2008
2008 quarter 2 statistics
- National and regional figures - second quarter 2008 (PDF 0.17mb 20 pages)
Published on 15 August 2008
2008 quarter 1 statistics
- National figures - first quarter 2008 (PDF 0.13mb 12 pages)
- Regional figures: claims issued table 2 (Excel 0.08mb 5 pages)
- Regional figures: orders made table 3 (Excel 0.05mb 5 pages)
Published on 9 May 2008
Court level figures 1987-2008
- Court level figures 1987-2008 (Excel 0.31mb 14 pages)
Published on 15 May 2009
Comparison of mortgage possession data sources
- Comparison of data on arrears and possessions (PDF 0.06mb 9 pages)
Published on 30 January 2009
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, Director of Access to Justice policy, and the relevant special adviser, policy officer and press officer.
Communities and Local Government: Minister of State (Housing), Minister for Housing and Planning, Housing Markets and Planning Analysis Economist and Statistician and the relevant policy official.
HM Treasury: Head of Statistics and the relevant policy officer.