§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Attorney-General how many people were subject to residential property possession orders in 1982.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralIt is regretted that statistics are not collected of the number of people subject to residential property possession orders. Estimates are available, however, of the numbers of residential property possession orders made by county courts, and these are set out in tabular form at annex A.
Annex A Actions for Recovery of Residential Premises: Number* of Orders made by County Courts in England and Wales 1982 Actions in respect of Private lettings 20,130 Agricultural tied cottages 80 Service tenancies 1,290 Mortgage possessions 23,650 Repairing covenants 10 Other types †58,850 Total 104,010 * Figures are based on a sample of three separate months' data (February, June, October) collected during the year. † "Other types" includes social landlords. These are Local Authorities, New Towns, and those Housing Associations and Trusts whose tenancies are excluded from the Rent Act 1977 by virtue of sections 14, 15, 16 and 19 (as amended by the Housing Act 1980) of that Act.