HC Deb 05 March 2001 vol 364 c94W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many repossessions by building societies and other providers of mortgages there were in each of the last 10 years. [152005]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information, as set out in a Council of Mortgage Lenders press release of 31 January 2001, is as follows:

Property repossessions from 1991 to 2000
Period Number of properties taken into possession
1991 75,540
1992 68,540
1993 58,540
1994 49,210
1995 49,410
1996 42,560
1997 32,770
1998 33,820
1999 30,030
2000 22,610

Source:

Council of Mortgage Lenders