§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on how many mortgagors(a) with a building society mortgage and (b) with another source of mortgage, were estimated to be (i) at least one month in arrears with their mortgage repayments, (ii) at least six months in arrears with their
Building societies (United Ktngdom) Loans, 6–12 months in arrears, end period Loans over 12 months in arrears, end period Properties taken into possession in period Year Number Percentage of loans at end of period Number Percentage of loans at end of period Number Percentage of loans at end of period 1979 8,420 0.16 — — 2,530 0.048 1980 13,490 0.25 — — 3,020 0.056 1981 18,720 0.34 — — 4,240 0.077 1982 23,790 0.42 4,810 0.085 5,950 0.105 1983 25,580 0.43 6,540 0.11 7,320 0.123 1984 41,940 0.66 8,260 0.13 10,870 0.171 1985 48,790 0.74 11,210 0.17 16,490 0.250 1986 45,250 0.64 11,310 0.16 20,930 0.296 1987 47,770 0.67 12,630 0.18 22,630 0.318
Local authorities (England) Loans, 6–12 months in arrears, end period Loans over 12 months in arrears, end period Properties taken into possession in period Year Number Per cent. of loans at end of period Number Per cent. of loans at end of period Number h Per cent. of loans at end of period 1978–79 — — — — 1,800 — 1979–80 — — — — 1,100 — 1980–81 — — — — 1,000 0.14 1981–82 — — — — 1,100 0.16 1982–83 8,730 1.3 4,500 0.6 950 0.14 1983–84 9,630 1.5 4,900 0.8 840 0.13 1984–85 12,330 2.1 6,520 1.1 570 0.10 1985–86 10,260 2.0 5,580 1.1 630 0.13 1986–87 8,500 2.0 4,700 1.1 490 0.12