HC Deb 13 February 1992 vol 203 cc577-81W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Attorney-General if he will give the figures for county court orders for mortgage repossessions for 1990 and 1991, including the percentage increase, according to(a) standard economic region and (b) county.

The Attorney-General

The figures for the number of repossessions are not collected. The only information available on mortgage possessions is the number of actions entered and orders made in each county court. The table gives the information for 1990 and 1991 for each county and standard economic region and shows the respective percentage increases. These figures do not indicate how many houses have been repossessed through the courts as not all of the orders made will have resulted in the execution of warrants of possession. At this stage the 1991 figures are provisional and therefore liable to revision in the future.

County Court mortgage possession actions entered
1990 1991 Percentage change
Cleveland 1,149 1,578 37.3
Cumbria 700 965 37.9
Durham 1,165 1,661 42.6
Northumberland 219 413 88.6
Tyne and Wear 1,710 2,300 34.5
North 4,943 6,917 39.9
Humberside 2,422 3,006 24.1
North Yorkshire 1,030 1,430 38.8
South Yorkshire 2,513 3,375 34.3
West Yorkshire 4,469 6,335 41.8
Yorkshire and Humberside 10,434 14,146 35.6
1990 1991 Percentage change
Derbyshire 1,589 2,276 43.2
Leicestershire 2,098 2,569 22.4
Lincolnshire 1,466 1,869 27.5
Northamptonshire 2,603 2,991 14.9
Nottinghamshire 3,280 3,763 14.7
East Midlands 11,036 13,468 22.0
Cambridgeshire 2,443 2,650 8.5
Norfolk 1,631 1,829 12.1
Suffolk 1,484 1,758 18.5
East Anglia 5,558 6,237 12.2
Bedfordshire 2,089 2,930 40.3
Berkshire 3,284 3,789 15.4
Buckinghamshire 2,429 3,002 23.6
Essex 5,520 6,401 16.0
Greater London 29,291 35,416 20.9
Hampshire 5,026 6,801 35.3
Hertfordshire 2,304 3,076 33.5
Isle of Wight 319 408 27.9
Kent 6,273 7,727 23.2
Oxfordshire 1,154 1,528 32.4
Surrey 2,024 2,673 32.1
Sussex 5,251 6,275 19.5
South East 64,964 80,026 23.2
Avon 2,393 3,459 44.5
Cornwall 1,165 1,749 50.1
Devon 2,927 4,061 38.7
Dorset 2,248 2,716 20.8
Gloucestershire 1,050 1,379 31.3
Somerset 808 1,199 48.4
Wiltshire 1,618 2,131 31.7
South West 12,209 16,694 36.7
Herefordshire and Worcestershire 1,480 2,152 45.4
Salop 897 1,309 45.9
Staffordshire 2,505 3,224 28.7
Warwickshire 1,605 1,809 12.7
West Midlands 7,109 9,199 29.4
West Midlands 13,596 17,693 30.1
Cheshire 1,842 2,696 46.4
Greater Manchester 6,211 9,444 52.1
Lancashire 3,504 4,841 38.2
Merseyside 3,417 4,403 28.9
North West 14,974 21,384 42.8
Clwyd 689 1,054 53.0
Dyfed 706 983 39.2
Gwent 1,419 1,686 18.8
Gwynedd 720 807 12.1
Mid Glamorgan 1,820 2,388 31.2
Powys 91 229 151.6
South Glamorgan 1,198 1,626 35.7
West Glamorgan 993 1,462 47.2
Wales 7,636 10,235 34.0
County court mortgage possession suspended orders
1990 1991 Percentage change
Cleveland 414 758 83.1
Cumbria 359 487 35.7
Durham 430 906 110.7
Northumberland 66 150 127.3
Tyne and Wear 728 1,067 46.6
1990 1991 Percentage change
North 1,997 3,368 68.7
Humberside 605 1,330 119.8
North Yorkshire 287 447 55.7
South Yorkshire 840 1,208 43.8
West Yorkshire 1,270 2,118 66.8
Yorkshire and Humberside 3,002 5,103 70.0
Derbyshire 512 883 72.5
Leicestershire 917 948 3.4
Lincolnshire 532 557 4.7
Northamptonshire 802 893 11.3
Nottinghamshire 847 1,199 41.6
East Midlands 3,610 4,480 24.1
Cambridgeshire 558 695 24.6
Norfolk 441 754 71.0
Suffolk 421 542 28.7
East Anglia 1,420 1,991 40.2
Bedfordshire 720 1,034 43.6
Berkshire 793 1,497 88.8
Buckinghamshire 492 1,425 189.6
Essex 1,179 1,989 68.7
Greater London 12,076 12,842 6.3
Hampshire 2,291 3,431 49.8
Hertfordshire 711 961 35.2
Isle of Wight 156 221 41.7
Kent 2,027 3,061 51.0
Oxfordshire 436 476 9.2
Surrey 511 1,083 111.9
Sussex 1,796 2,045 13.9
South East 23,188 30,065 29.7
Avon 642 1,292 101.2
Cornwall 414 814 96.6
Devon 683 1,270 85.9
Dorset 605 697 15.2
Gloucestershire 378 463 22.5
Somerset 165 395 139.4
Wiltshire 519 855 64.7
South West 3,406 5,786 69.9
Herefordshire and Worcestershire 416 615 47.8
Salop 324 622 92.0
Staffordshire 725 1,341 85.0
Warwickshire 530 826 55.8
West Midlands 2,461 3,071 24.8
West Midlands 4,456 6,475 45.3
Cheshire 775 1,073 38.5
Greater Manchester 2,136 3,590 68.1
Lancashire 1,121 1,735 54.8
Merseyside 1,297 1,714 32.2
North West 5,329 8,112 52.2
Clwyd 221 388 75.6
Dyfed 270 328 21.5
Gwent 401 533 32.9
Gwynedd 338 313 -7.4
Mid Glamorgan 593 779 31.4
Powys 32 65 103.1
South Glamorgan 357 577 61.6
West Glamorgan 170 474 178.8
Wales 2,382 3,457 45.1
County Court mortgage possession orders made
1990 1991 Percentage change
Cleveland 410 589 43.7
Cumbria 176 258 46.6
Durham 297 598 101.3
Northumberland 91 111 22.0
Tyne and Wear 575 636 10.6
North 1,549 2,192 41.5
Humberside 891 1,400 57.1
North Yorkshire 335 558 66.6
South Yorkshire 750 1,220 62.7
West Yorkshire 1,816 2,563 41.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 3,792 5,741 51.4
Derbyshire 645 845 31.0
Leicestershire 694 984 41.8
Lincolnshire 581 797 37.2
Northamptonshire 905 1,233 36.2
Nottinghamshire 1,003 1,365 36.1
East Midlands 3,828 5,224 36.5
Cambridgeshire 987 1,273 29.0
Norfolk 684 921 34.6
Suffolk 628 866 37.9
East Anglia 2,299 3,060 33.1
Bedfordshire 821 1,163 41.7
Berkshire 1,325 1,401 5.7
Buckinghamshire 1,225 1,240 1.2
Essex 2,289 2,864 25.1
Greater London 11,146 14,312 28.4
Hampshire 2,306 2,697 17.0
Hertfordshire 1,214 1,359 11.9
Isle of Wight 121 220 81.8
Kent 2,804 3,171 13.1
Oxfordshire 393 756 92.4
Surrey 782 1,111 42.1
Sussex 2,142 2,579 20.4
South East 26,568 32,873 23.7
Avon 839 1,258 49.9
Cornwall 442 681 54.1
Devon 1,341 1,707 27.3
Dorset 897 1,055 17.6
Gloucestershire 295 423 43.4
Somerset 250 452 80.8
Wiltshire 748 892 19.3
South West 4,812 6,468 34.4
Herefordshire and Worcestershire 566 994 75.6
Salop 295 488 65.4
Staffordshire 898 1,364 51.9
Warwickshire 661 759 14.8
West Midlands 2,162 3,335 54.3
West Midlands 4,582 6,940 51.5
Cheshire 497 947 90.5
Greater Manchester 2,005 2,976 48.4
Lancashire 1,168 1,940 66.1
Merseyside 1,038 1,449 39.6
North West 4,708 7,312 55.3
Clwyd 172 365 112.2
Dyfed 201 502 149.8
Gwent 521 645 23.8
Gwynedd 249 311 24.9
Mid Glamorgan 577 846 46.6
1990 1991 Percentage change
Powys 26 76 192.3
South Glamorgan 417 681 63.3
West Glamorgan 417 532 27.6
Wales 2,580 3,958 53.4