24 July 2006 : Column 936Wcontinued
24 July 2006 : Column 937W
Home Repossession
Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many court orders have been made for the repossession of homes in each London borough since 1987. [87242]
Ms Harman:
The following table shows the number of mortgage possession orders made in all London county courts since 1987.
24 July 2006 : Column 938W
The civil procedure rules state that all claims for the repossession of land must be commenced in the district in which the land is situated. However, county courts jurisdictions are not coterminous with London borough boundaries, and therefore any single courts repossession actions are likely to relate to homes in a number of different boroughs.
These figures do not indicate how many houses have been repossessed through the courts, since not all the orders will have resulted in the issue and execution of warrants of possession.
Number of mortgage( 1) possession orders made in county courts( 2) in London, 1987-2005 |
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
Brent
|
349
|
311
|
372
|
272
|
821
|
345
|
332
|
248
|
117
|
Bow
|
470
|
724
|
1832
|
1614
|
1974
|
1046
|
1183
|
563
|
421
|
Brentford
|
313
|
475
|
568
|
588
|
965
|
779
|
445
|
273
|
236
|
Bromley
|
401
|
461
|
557
|
405
|
811
|
486
|
447
|
340
|
285
|
Central London
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
585
|
885
|
585
|
537
|
Clerkenwell
|
72
|
102
|
96
|
120
|
225
|
353
|
245
|
120
|
221
|
Croydon
|
549
|
357
|
470
|
1256
|
2306
|
816
|
672
|
593
|
542
|
Edmonton
|
509
|
261
|
860
|
682
|
815
|
1016
|
713
|
369
|
534
|
Ilford
|
172
|
452
|
283
|
386
|
484
|
386
|
319
|
186
|
146
|
Kingston-upon-Thames
|
161
|
134
|
215
|
479
|
465
|
499
|
369
|
292
|
259
|
Lambeth
|
203
|
587
|
397
|
505
|
421
|
649
|
337
|
291
|
319
|
Mayors and City
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
3
|
11
|
Romford
|
309
|
286
|
425
|
434
|
579
|
412
|
271
|
180
|
202
|
Shorditch
|
135
|
104
|
145
|
195
|
222
|
256
|
268
|
99
|
120
|
Uxbridge
|
302
|
265
|
329
|
697
|
562
|
435
|
407
|
321
|
335
|
Wandsworth
|
213
|
193
|
588
|
497
|
607
|
443
|
478
|
375
|
287
|
West London
|
146
|
133
|
189
|
323
|
380
|
380
|
249
|
168
|
236
|
Willesden
|
440
|
510
|
578
|
1965
|
1650
|
1114
|
943
|
1635
|
1095
|
Woolwich
|
171
|
228
|
268
|
209
|
425
|
395
|
255
|
156
|
143
|
Bloomsbury
|
220
|
358
|
495
|
466
|
643
|
973
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
Westminster
|
11
|
62
|
54
|
42
|
41
|
36
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
London total
|
5,146
|
6,003
|
8,721
|
11,146
|
14,400
|
11,409
|
8,825
|
6,797
|
6,046
|
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
Brent
|
123
|
66
|
48
|
115
|
78
|
66
|
100
|
97
|
143
|
302
|
Bow
|
520
|
389
|
709
|
662
|
291
|
176
|
248
|
295
|
456
|
817
|
Brentford
|
225
|
103
|
216
|
222
|
138
|
110
|
113
|
124
|
189
|
290
|
Bromley
|
218
|
186
|
164
|
154
|
163
|
103
|
161
|
235
|
271
|
486
|
Central London
|
303
|
83
|
104
|
26
|
52
|
43
|
88
|
101
|
162
|
281
|
Clerkenwell
|
61
|
65
|
80
|
104
|
33
|
31
|
35
|
59
|
78
|
132
|
Croydon
|
485
|
392
|
372
|
301
|
252
|
257
|
254
|
338
|
394
|
644
|
Edmonton
|
365
|
602
|
296
|
175
|
143
|
176
|
206
|
228
|
285
|
553
|
Ilford
|
216
|
137
|
223
|
127
|
120
|
105
|
115
|
93
|
219
|
309
|
Kingston-upon-Thames
|
283
|
222
|
140
|
138
|
88
|
58
|
58
|
91
|
94
|
165
|
Lambeth
|
177
|
139
|
131
|
43
|
66
|
117
|
160
|
195
|
311
|
533
|
Mayors and City
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Romford
|
137
|
172
|
123
|
119
|
100
|
111
|
118
|
179
|
211
|
445
|
Shorditch
|
114
|
97
|
110
|
285
|
45
|
48
|
80
|
113
|
155
|
225
|
Uxbridge
|
254
|
94
|
159
|
192
|
143
|
108
|
100
|
98
|
149
|
227
|
Wandsworth
|
344
|
206
|
144
|
247
|
59
|
96
|
100
|
135
|
187
|
295
|
West London
|
238
|
115
|
75
|
43
|
41
|
40
|
40
|
64
|
79
|
150
|
Willesden
|
613
|
251
|
332
|
310
|
168
|
155
|
147
|
236
|
255
|
459
|
Woolwich
|
134
|
107
|
88
|
97
|
91
|
53
|
96
|
96
|
181
|
348
|
Bloomsbury
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
Westminster
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
London Total
|
4,813
|
3,426
|
3,516
|
3,362
|
2,073
|
1,854
|
2,220
|
2,777
|
3,821
|
6,661
|
24 July 2006 : Column 939W
24 July 2006 : Column 940W
(1) Local authority and private.
(2) The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession immediately. This entitles the claimant to apply for a warrant to have the defendant evicted. However, even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction.
(3) For the years 1987 to 1989, Suspended orders were not separately counted. They are thus included in Orders made.
(4) Court closed.
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