Possessions down by 10%

The Ministry of Justice - 'Mortgage and Landlord Possession Statistics in England and Wales ' for Q1 2016 show a fall in landlord repossessions.

The MOJ reports county courts heard 38,053 landlord possession claims, down 10% compared to  Q1 2015.

Of these cases, 63% involved social landlords.

Mortgage possessions also fell, with county courts seeing 4738 mortgage possession claims during Q1 2016, down 16% on Q1 2015.

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