Mortgage possession claims fall

The Ministry of Justice Mortgage and Landlord Possession has published its latest mortgage and landlord possession statistics for  England and Wales for January to March 2020 which indicates that mortgage possession claims have decreased.

Compared to the same quarter last year, mortgage possession claims have decreased by 18%. This follows a three-and-a-half-year period of
relative stability (since Jan-Mar 2015) and is most likely linked to government and other measures implemented towards the end of
March 2020 to limit the impact of Covid19.

Meanwhile, mortgage orders, warrants and repossessions by county court bailiffs have decreased by 16%, 27% and 21% respectively, compared to the same quarter last year.

Landlord possession claims, orders, warrants and repossessions by county court bailiffs have decreased by 20%, 19%, 23% and 16% respectively (compared to the same quarter last year). The general fall across landlord possession actions continues the long-term decreasing trend seen since April-June 2014.