Mortgage possession claims fall

Lastest Minstry of Justice mortgage and landlord possession statistics from April to June 2026, have shown that there were decreases in mortgage possession claims.

The data shows a decrease from 6,539 to 5,232 (20%) and orders from 4,421 to 3,651 (17%), warrants from 3,804 to 3,101 (18%) and a decrease in repossessions by county court bailiffs from 1,166 to 1,008 (14%) when compared to the same quarter in 2025.

When compared to the same quarter in 2025 there were increases in landlord possession claims from 22,352 to 23,635 (6%), orders remained stable and there were decreases in warrants from 10,349 to 9,715 (6%), and repossessions from 6,767 to 6,560 (3%).

Increases in landlord possession claims have been recorded across most regions compared to last quarter. Meanwhile, decreases have been recorded across most regions for mortgage possession claims over the same period.

The median average time from claim to mortgage repossession has increased to 49.1 weeks, up from 42.9 weeks in the same period in 2025. The median average time from claim to warrant has increased to 39.4 weeks, up from 34.0 weeks in the same period in 2025.

Menawhile the median average time from claim to landlord repossession has decreased to 27.1 weeks, down from 27.9 weeks in the same period in 2025.

A spokesperon from the Minstry of Justice said “There have been decreases in both mortgage and landlord repossessions when compared to the same quarter in 2025. While the number of new mortgage claims have decreased in the same period, the number of landlord claims issued increased.

“The median timeliness for mortgage claims to repossessions has increased by more than 6 weeks when compared to the same period in 2025 and is the highest since Q4 2023. The median timeliness for landlord claims to repossession has decreased slightly, by less than one week overall, although private landlord repossessions have seen the largest decrease, by just under 3 weeks compared to the same period last year.”