HC Deb 10 May 1990 vol 172 c234W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has on the number of occasions dwelling houses were repossessed by building societies in Northern Ireland, due to default in mortgage payments, in each year since 1980; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Building society repossession statistics are not available on a regional basis. National totals are published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders in its quarterly publication "Housing Finance".

Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has on the number of occasions housing applications were received by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive from applicants whose homes were subject to repossession due to non-payment of mortgage levies.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

I understand from the chairman of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive that during the year ended 31 March 1990 a total of 532 applications were received from people who claimed mortgage default as their reason for needing to be rehoused.

Information is not available on the number of applicants whose homes were repossessed.