HC Deb 05 May 2004 vol 420 cc1602-3W
Mr. Sarwar

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the number of(a) home owners, (b) private tenants and (c) other occupiers who become homeless as a result of mortgage repossession orders in each of the last 10 years. [170634]

Keith Hill

Annual figures for the total number of repossession orders made since 1997 are as follows:

Number
1997 57,056
1998 66,055
1999 60,194
2000 52,081
2001 45,723
2002 39,748
2003 39,732

About three in five of such orders are usually suspended, and need not result in actual repossession so long as the borrower complies with the repayment arrangements set out in the suspended order. When an order is not suspended the parties can still negotiate a compromise to avoid repossession.

Mr. Sarwar

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the support provided by central and local government to homeowners facing mortgage repossession orders in 2003. [170635]

Keith Hill

229,000 people were assisted through income support for mortgage interest in 2002–03 at a cost of £320 million. Local housing authorities have a duty to ensure that advice and information about homelessness and prevention of homelessness are available free of charge to anyone in their areas.

Mr. Sarwar

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the number of mortgage repossessions carried out in each of the past 10 years. [170646]

Keith Hill

The following figures cover UK mortgage lending by Council of Mortgage Lenders members. The figures for repossessed properties include those that were voluntarily surrendered.

Properties repossessed by

the lenders during the

period

Number of mortgages at

the end of the period

Number Percentage
1993 10,137,000 58,540 0.58
1994 10,410,000 49,210 0.47
1995 10,521,000 49,410 0.47
1996 10,637,000 42,560 0.40
1997 10,738,000 32,770 0.31
1998 10,821,000 33,870 0.31
1999 10,981,000 29,990 0.27
2000 11,169,000 22,860 0.20
2001 11,243,000 18,280 0.16
2002 11,360,000 11,970 0.11
2003 11,458,000 7,630 0.07

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