Homeowner possessions rise but mortgage arrears fall

UK Finance has released its latest data on mortgage arrears and possessions for the final quarter of 2024 with the data showing a rise in housing possession and a slight fall in the total number of homeowner mortgages in arrears. Possession numbers have risen significantly in percentage terms since the artificially low numbers through the…

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Mortgage possession claims increase 34%

Latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data has shown that mortgage and landlord possession volumes between April and June increased when compared to the same period last year. The data shows that mortgage possession claims went up by 34% from 3,991 to 5,343, mortgage orders for possession also went up 34% from 2,529 to 3,395, warrants…

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Mortgage possessions grow by 28%

Mortgage and landlord possession volumes in the first quarter of 2024 have increased when compared to the same quarter last year new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures have shown. Mortgage possession actions have continued their gradual upward trend with mortgage claims at their highest since 2019. Compared to the same quarter in 2023, mortgage possession…

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Mortgage possessions claims increase 23%

Latest figures from the Ministry of Justice (October to December 2022) for England and Wales have revealed that mortgage possession claims increased by 23% in Q4 last year compared to the same quarter in 2021 from 2,570 to 3,160, while repossessions by county court bailiffs increased by 123 from a lower base (313 to 733). Commenting, Myron Jobson, Senior…

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