§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the numbers of mortgage repossessions taken by(a) building societies and (b) local authorities in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 1 February 1990]: The information is as follows:—
(a) Mortgage repossessions by building societies: United Kingdom Year Number As a percentage of loans at end of period 1979 2,530 0.048 1980 3,020 0.056 1981 4,240 0.077 1982 5,950 0.105 1983 7,320 0.123 1984 10,870 0.171 1985 16,770 0.250 1986 20,930 0.296 1987 22,930 0.319 1988 16,150 0.215 19891 6,350 0.083 1First half. 443W
(b) Mortgage repossessions by local authorities: England Year Number As a percentage of loans at end of period 1979–80 1,100 n/a 1980–81 1,000 0.14 1981–82 1,100 0.16 1982–83 950 0.14
Year Number As a percentage of loans at end of period 1983–84 840 0.13 1984–85 570 0.10 1985–86 630 0.13 1986–87 490 0.12 1987–88 330 0.10 1988–89 170 0.06 n/a = Not available. In addition some 100 to 150 additional properties reverted to local authority ownership as a result of vesting.