The Residential Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions Statistics detail quarterly developments in the number and value of mortgages in arrears, restructured mortgages, in legal proceedings and repossessed properties. Data are broken down by principal residences (PDH) and buy-to let properties. Data are published on a quarterly basis and are subject to revisions

Repossessions occur when a borrower fails to repay their loan on time or a tenant is late on their rent, and the lender takes possession of the property. To avoid a spike in repossessions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced measures for renters and mortgage borrowers. As a result, the number of repossessions fell to a record low in 2020. In the second quarter of 2024, there were *** repossessions of mortgaged homes and ***** repossessions of rental properties by landlords.

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.

The data provided in each of the tables relate to possession claims issued and claims leading to an orders being made in the county courts in England and Wales.

Claims Issued: A possession claim is created when a claimant begins a legal action for an order for possession of property by making a claim that is then issued in a county court.

Orders: The court, following a judicial hearing may grant an order for immediate possession. This entitles the claimant to apply for a warrant to have the defendant evicted, except in the case of suspended orders where the order is suspended as long as the defendant complies with conditions specified in the order.

Warrants: Having received an order, or if the terms of a suspended order are broken, the claimant can apply for a warrant of possession.

Possessions: Once a warrant has been issued, county court bailiffs can repossess the property on behalf of the claimant.

Note:

Previously, the figures presented in this dataset were claims that lead to orders, claims that lead to warrants, and claims that lead to repossessions. This counted the number of orders, warrants or repossessions that are unique to a claim, so that if one claim had two or more orders only the first was counted. In the current version of this dataset, they have been replaced with the total number of orders, warrants, and repossessions.

Mortgage possessions proceedings issued in the county courts, Local Authority and private Source: Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Publisher: Ministry of Justice Geographies: County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: England and Wales Time coverage: 2004 to 2009 Type of data: Administrative data

Repossession is where a court order has been granted ordering a debtor to hand back a property to a creditor where the property was either used as collateral (for a mortgage, loan or an unsecured debt or loan which has been secured by an order charging land) or rented or leased in a previous contract between the creditor and the debtor. The court order can be made by the High Court (for mortgage repossessions), the County Court (for ejectment cases where a property has been rented) or the Magistrates Court (involving squatter cases). If the debtor fails to obey the terms of the court order, the creditor may apply to the Enforcement of Judgments Office (EJO) to enforce it. Physical repossession occurs when the EJO remove all persons in occupation of the property and their goods. In some occasions, repossession also occurs when there are no persons in occupation of the property and there are no goods are removed. Repossession is recorded as completed when all persons in occupation of the property have been removed, their goods removed and the property is handed over to the creditor. Repossession is also recorded as completed if there are no persons and or goods to remove and the property is handed over to the creditor. For the majority of cases, repossession will relate to a single property, but a court order can sometimes refer to more than one property. Property that may be repossessed include private dwellings or business premises that are either leased, rented or owner occupied. It can also relate to a piece of land that contains no dwellings such as agricultural land or wasteland. Property tenures that may be repossessed are those that are rented from a social housing authority or landlord (such as the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, or a Housing Association), those that are rented or leased from a private landlord, owner occupied properties that have a mortgage or secured loan registered against their property or properties that have a debt secured by way of an order charging land. Rented properties are repossessed by way of an ejectment order obtained at the County Court, with mortgaged properties repossessed by way of a mortgage possession order obtained at the High Court. On occasions, an order may be sought from the Magistrates' Court to repossess a property inhabited by a squatter. The postcode recorded for each repossession refers to the correspondence address of the person to whom enforcement has been sought. This is not always the address of the property to be repossessed as the property may not have a postal address (if it is a piece of land) or it may relate to the correspondence address of a landlord or a second home. A slight change to the methodology used to generate these data occurred during the period of this series. From 2007 to March 2014, the EJO have used the same methodology for recording repossessions (based on the recorded ‘return date’ repossession case held by enforcement officers (who manage a repossession case). Since April 2014, a different methodology has been used (based upon the date the repossession was completed which is marked against a case file). The change was made to make the methodology a more accurate reflection of the date the repossession was completed. Users of this data may have been able to self-identify themselves due to the low values in some cells. Primary and secondary disclosure control methods have been applied to this data, denoted by cells with missing data in the tables. Values of less than four, but not zero, were initially suppressed, but some of these values could have been calculated using some row and column totals and thus secondary suppression was applied to the next lowest value in the row and column. The dataset was created using the Central Postcode Directory (CPD). Unknown/missing postcodes are not shown but are included in the Northern Ireland totals. The data contain the number of cases disposed by each Local Government District and have the following proportions of postcode coverage: 2010, 97.0%; 2011, 97.8% 2012, 97.8%; 2013, 97.2%; 2014, 97.3%; 2015, 97.7%; 2016, 97.6%; 2017, 98.5%; 2018, 97.4%; 2019, 97.2%; 2020, 96.4%; 2021, 100%; 2022, 95.9%; 2023, 97.5%; 2024, 97.9%.

The quarterly releases present statistics on possession actions issued in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords in England and Wales. Note that the figures represent court actions for possession and not actual homes repossessed, as not all possession orders are enforced.

Source agency: Justice

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Possession Statistics

Repossessions occur when a borrower fails to repay their loan on time and the lender takes possession of the property. To avoid a spike in repossessions during the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced a mortgage payment holiday with the option of borrowers to access payment deferrals.

In the second and third quarter of 2020, the number of repossessions of mortgages to landlords in the United Kingdom (UK) dropped to nearly zero, followed by a slight increase in the fourth quarter of 2020 and fist quarter of 2021. In comparison, in the fourth quarter of 2019, repossessions in London alone measured over *****. Repossessions of mortgages to individuals followed a similar trend.

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Ireland IE: EHLG: Number of Mortgage Loans: Repossessions data was reported at 1,702.000 Unit in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,802.000 Unit for Mar 2018. Ireland IE: EHLG: Number of Mortgage Loans: Repossessions data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,080.500 Unit from Sep 2009 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,966.000 Unit in Sep 2015 and a record low of 331.000 Unit in Sep 2009. Ireland IE: EHLG: Number of Mortgage Loans: Repossessions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Ireland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.KB010: No of Mortgage Loans.

Following the drastic increase directly after the COVID-19 pandemic, the delinquency rate started to gradually decline, falling below *** percent in the second quarter of 2023. In the second half of 2023, the delinquency rate picked up but remained stable throughout 2024. In the second quarter of 2025, **** percent of mortgage loans were delinquent. That was significantly lower than the **** percent during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 or the peak of *** percent during the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2010. What does the mortgage delinquency rate tell us? The mortgage delinquency rate is the share of the total number of mortgaged home loans in the U.S. where payment is overdue by 30 days or more. Many borrowers eventually manage to service their loan, though, as indicated by the markedly lower foreclosure rates. Total home mortgage debt in the U.S. stood at almost ** trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. Not all mortgage loans are made equal ‘Subprime’ loans, being targeted at high-risk borrowers and generally coupled with higher interest rates to compensate for the risk. These loans have far higher delinquency rates than conventional loans. Defaulting on such loans was one of the triggers for the 2007-2010 financial crisis, with subprime delinquency rates reaching almost ** percent around this time. These higher delinquency rates translate into higher foreclosure rates, which peaked at just under ** percent of all subprime mortgages in 2011.

The number of final orders made against mortgage cases disposed in the High Court. Datasets are produced on an annual year basis. The dataset is entered onto ICOS, the Integrated Courts Operations System. The data are then extracted and merged with the Central Postcode Directory, and aggregated information uploaded to this portal. Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service collects information on writs and originating summonses issued in respect of mortgages in Chancery Division of the Northern Ireland High Court. This covers both Northern Ireland Housing Executive and private mortgages, and relates to both domestic and commercial properties. A mortgage case may involve more than one address or a land property. In such cases, the first postcode address entered onto ICOS is used. Not all writs and originating summonses lead to eviction. A plaintiff begins an action for an order for possession of property. The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession. This entitles the plaintiff to apply for an order to have the defendant evicted. However, even where an order for eviction is issued the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction. When a case is disposed of, it may have more than one final order made. This database contains the last final order made. A description of the orders is below: Possession: The court orders the defendant to deliver possession of the property to the plaintiff within a specified time. If the defendant fails to comply with the court order the plaintiff may proceed to apply to the Enforcement of Judgements Office to repossess the property and give possession of it to the plaintiff. Sale and Possession: If the plaintiff seeks possession of property which is subject to an ‘equitable mortgage’ (i.e. normally one created informally by the deposit of deeds rather than the execution of a mortgage deed) the court may order a sale of the property to enable enforcement of the equitable mortgage and that the defendant give up possession for that purpose. The sale price is subject to approval by the court. Suspended Possession: The court may postpone the date for delivery of possession if it is satisfied that the defendant is likely to be able, within a reasonable period, to pay any sums due under the mortgage, or to remedy any other breach of the obligations under the mortgage. A suspended possession order cannot be enforced by the plaintiff without the permission of the court, which will only be granted after a further hearing. Other: other orders include strike out, dismiss action, and other less common orders. Strike out: This occurs when the moving party does not wish to proceed any further, or when the court rules that there is no reasonable ground for bringing or defending the mortgage action. Dismiss action: The mortgage action is dismissed by the courts. Other orders: These include: (a) Declaration of possession coupled with an order for sale in lieu of partition and (b) Stay of Eviction - after a Possession Order is granted but prior to actual repossession, the Defendant may apply to Court to seek a stay of eviction which, if granted, prevents repossession for a certain defined period. Users of this data may have been able to self-identify themselves due to the low values in some cells. Primary and secondary disclosure control methods have been applied to this data, denoted by cells with missing data in the tables. Values of less than four, but not zero, were initially suppressed, but some of these values could have been calculated using some row and column totals and thus secondary suppression was applied to the next lowest value in the row and column. The data contain the number of final orders made against cases disposed by each Local Government District and have the following proportions of postcode coverage: 2012, 97.7%; 2013, 96.5%; 2014, 96.0%; 2015, 94.8%; 2016, 95.5%; 2017, 95.1%; 2018, 94.8%; 2019, 93.8%; 2020, 95.6%; 2021, 93.6%; 2022, 95.3%; 2023, 97.5%; 2024, 95.7%.

About ***** percent of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage who were behind on mortgage payments in ************ were very likely to face eviction in the next two months due to a foreclosure. Additionally, ** percent of the respondents were somewhat likely to be evicted. In 2022, the foreclosure rate in the U.S. picked up, after a long period of steady decline after the subprime mortgage crisis.

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The number of final orders made against mortgage cases disposed in the High Court. Datasets are produced on an annual year basis. The dataset is entered onto ICOS, the Integrated Courts Operations System. The data are then extracted and merged with the Central Postcode Directory, and aggregated information uploaded to this portal.

Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service collects information on writs and originating summonses issued in respect of mortgages in Chancery Division of the Northern Ireland High Court. This covers both Northern Ireland Housing Executive and private mortgages, and relates to both domestic and commercial properties. A mortgage case may involve more than one address or a land property. In such cases, the first postcode address entered onto ICOS is used. Not all writs and originating summonses lead to eviction.

A plaintiff begins an action for an order for possession of property. The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession. This entitles the plaintiff to apply for an order to have the defendant evicted. However, even where an order for eviction is issued the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction.

When a case is disposed of, it may have more than one final order made. This database contains the last final order made. A description of the orders is below:

Possession: The court orders the defendant to deliver possession of the property to the plaintiff within a specified time. If the defendant fails to comply with the court order the plaintiff may proceed to apply to the Enforcement of Judgements Office to repossess the property and give possession of it to the plaintiff. Sale and Possession: If the plaintiff seeks possession of property which is subject to an ‘equitable mortgage’ (i.e. normally one created informally by the deposit of deeds rather than the execution of a mortgage deed) the court may order a sale of the property to enable enforcement of the equitable mortgage and that the defendant give up possession for that purpose. The sale price is subject to approval by the court. Suspended Possession: The court may postpone the date for delivery of possession if it is satisfied that the defendant is likely to be able, within a reasonable period, to pay any sums due under the mortgage, or to remedy any other breach of the obligations under the mortgage. A suspended possession order cannot be enforced by the plaintiff without the permission of the court, which will only be granted after a further hearing. Other: other orders include strike out, dismiss action, and other less common orders. Strike out: This occurs when the moving party does not wish to proceed any further, or when the court rules that there is no reasonable ground for bringing or defending the mortgage action. Dismiss action: The mortgage action is dismissed by the courts. Other orders: These include: (a) Declaration of possession coupled with an order for sale in lieu of partition and (b) Stay of Eviction - after a Possession Order is granted but prior to actual repossession, the Defendant may apply to Court to seek a stay of eviction which, if granted, prevents repossession for a certain defined period.

Users of this data may have been able to self-identify themselves due to the low values in some cells. Primary and secondary disclosure control methods have been applied to this data, denoted by cells with missing data in the tables. Values of less than four, but not zero, were initially suppressed, but some of these values could have been calculated using some row and column totals and thus secondary suppression was applied to the next lowest value in the row and column.

The data contain the number of final orders made against cases disposed by each Health and Social Care Trust and have the following proportions of postcode coverage: 2007, 95.2%; 2008, 95.6%; 2009, 97.9%; 2010, 97.8%; 2011, 97.3%; 2012, 97.7%; 2013, 96.5%; 2014, 96.0%; 2015, 94.8%; 2016, 95.5%; 2017, 95.1%; 2018, 94.8%; 2019, 93.8%; 2020, 95.6%; 2021, 93.6%; 2022, 95.3%; 2023 97.5%; 2024, 95.7%.

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