§ Mr. SteinbergTo 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 JohnsonThe 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