HC Deb 30 January 2002 vol 379 cc328-9W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many court repossessions of property there were in each of the past 15 years. [30567]

Ms Keeble

The numbers of properties in the United Kingdom repossessed by mortgage lenders in each of the past 15 years is estimated to have been as follows:

Properties repossessed
1986 24,090
1987 26,390
1988 18,510
1989 15,810
1990 43,890
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 22,960

Source:

Council of Mortgage Lenders