Repossession Orders

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many possession actions were carried out in respect of (a) mortgages, (b) private rent and (c) social rented properties in each county court area in each quarter from 2010 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available. [101530]

Mr Djanogly: The following tables show the numbers of possession claims issued in respect of (a) mortgages, (b) private rent under the standard landlord procedure, (c) social rent under the standard landlord procedure, and (d) private and social rent under the accelerated landlord procedure in each county court area and for each quarter in 2010 and 2011.

The Ministry of Justice does not hold information about which accelerated possession claims relate to social landlords and which relate to private landlords. The accelerated possession procedure is used by landlords in relation to assured shorthold tenancies, when the fixed period of tenancy has come to an end. It enables orders to be made by the court solely on the basis of written evidence and without calling the parties to a hearing.

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These figures do not indicate how many properties have actually been repossessed. Repossessions can occur without a claim being issued, such as where borrowers hand the keys back to the lender. Also, not all possession claims result in repossession. Many orders made in these cases are suspended and if the borrower complies with the repayment arrangements set out in the suspended order the property will not be repossessed.

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Claims and claims leading to orders figures for all county courts in England and Wales can be found at:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/civil-justice/mortgage-possession

Quarterly number of mo rtgage possession claims issued in the county courts of England and Wales, 2010 to 2011
  2010 2011
  Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4

England and Wales

18,805

18,395

20,384

17,847

19,608

18,339

18,763

16,472

                 

London

2,465

2,355

2,600

2,275

2,465

2,245

2,360

2,020

                 

Barnet Civil and Family Courts Centre

105

75

110

115

100

100

105

80

Bow County Court

280

265

300

265

260

215

255

205

Brentford County Court

120

115

145

115

135

120

110

105

Bromley County Court

215

185

205

180

180

185

175

150

Central London County Court

80

70

65

65

165

85

60

55

Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court

115

115

125

115

95

85

100

85

Croydon County Court

290

265

315

275

290

275

270

260

Edmonton County Court

225

210

245

205

200

215

195

185

Ilford County Court

100

130

105

100

120

105

130

85

Kingston-upon-Thames County Court

70

60

85

65

70

65

105

75

Lambeth County Court

185

175

165

145

150

130

155

130

Mayors and City of London Court

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Romford County Court

170

170

190

155

180

155

175

160

Uxbridge County Court

105

95

120

90

135

95

100

75

Wandsworth County Court

100

95

95

95

75

80

90

80

West London County Court

40

45

45

40

40

50

45

40

Willesden County Court

150

165

160

145

140

155

135

135

Woolwich County Court

115

120

125

105

130

130

135

110

                 

Midlands

3,560

3,555

3,895

3,395

3,725

3,500

3,480

3,130

                 

Birmingham Civil Justice Centre and Family Courts

520

565

585

515

610

580

570

530

Boston County Court

45

65

85

60

60

60

70

120

Burton-on-Trent County Court

85

90

95

85

70

65

125

110

Buxton County Court

10

15

10

10

20

20

15

10

Chesterfield County Court

85

75

95

55

80

75

70

65

Coventry Combined Court Centre

115

125

155

125

130

130

140

115

Derby Combined Court Centre

175

160

190

165

170

140

150

155

Dudley County Court

105

95

115

95

110

100

110

145

Evesham County Court

20

(2)

20

20

15

25

(2)

(2)

Grantham County Court

30

35

35

25

25

25

30

(2)

Hereford County Court

30

35

30

30

50

30

35

35

Kettering County Court

105

90

110

90

100

80

165

120

Kidderminster County Court

45

35

50

40

30

30

(2)

(2)

Leicester County Court

220

210

255

220

235

185

230

215

Lincoln County Court

100

120

115

100

115

120

85

110

Ludlow County Court

10

(2)

(2)

10

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Mansfield Magistrates and County Court

125

150

115

95

140

120

145

155

Melton Mowbray County Court

15

20

20

25

20

20

(2)

(2)

Newark County Court

30

20

25

25

25

25

(2)

(2)

Northampton Combined Court

125

125

140

130

150

160

125

100

Nottingham County Court

270

245

265

250

220

245

230

230

Nuneaton County Court

110

115

125

110

135

105

100

125

Oswestry County Court

20

10

20

15

15

25

(2)

(2)

Redditch County Court

60

55

60

45

50

75

(2)

(2)

Rugby County Court

45

45

35

35

50

40

40

(2)

Shrewsbury County Court

40

25

35

25

35

25

(2)

(2)

Skegness County Court

25

30

25

20

30

25

20

(2)

Stafford Combined Court Centre

55

55

60

50

50

55

60

55

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Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court

195

200

240

175

205

185

190

185

Stourbridge County Court

60

60

65

60

75

65

55

(2)

Stratford on Avon County Court

10

10

10

20

10

20

10

(2)

Tamworth County Court

55

55

55

60

50

45

(2)

(2)

Telford County Court

70

80

80

95

85

75

130

105

Walsall County Court

225

185

220

195

200

195

205

160

Warwick Combined Court

35

35

35

20

35

20

30

45

Wellingborough County Court

60

75

80

70

75

75

(2)

(2)

Wolverhampton Combined Court Centre

95

115

110

115

120

120

115

90

Worcester Combined Court

45

60

50

45

55

60

165

150

Worksop County Court

75

60

75

65

70

55

60

(2)

                 

North East

3,230

3,200

3,520

3,100

3,440

3,110

3,190

2,740

                 

Barnsley Law Courts

100

80

100

95

85

90

95

95

Bishop Auckland County Court(1)

55

60

50

65

55

50

(2)

(2)

Bradford Combined Court Centre

225

225

205

205

205

205

205

180

Consett County Court(1)

50

45

55

40

40

40

(2)

(2)

Darlington County Court

95

100

95

80

85

85

120

95

Dewsbury County Court

100

140

135

110

130

115

130

105

Doncaster County Court

210

205

225

185

230

195

180

170

Durham County Court

100

95

115

90

125

110

205

180

Gateshead County Court

110

110

105

90

95

85

100

80

Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre

100

90

100

110

140

120

90

95

Halifax County Court

75

105

110

95

100

85

90

85

Harrogate County Court

35

30

35

35

45

30

40

30

Hartlepool County Court

60

55

75

70

90

55

65

50

Huddersfield County Court

90

100

100

80

95

85

100

75

Keighley County Court

45

40

50

40

50

30

50

35

Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre

185

185

185

175

200

205

145

170

Leeds Combined Court Centre

215

220

265

205

225

210

235

190

Morpeth and Berwick County Court

70

75

95

75

80

75

70

60

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Combined Court Centre

150

135

175

135

130

135

135

95

North Shields County Court

65

55

80

65

75

55

70

60

Pontefract County Court

100

85

100

95

105

100

75

60

Rotherham County Court

105

120

125

110

105

95

100

90

Scarborough County Court

60

50

75

85

80

75

65

55

Scunthorpe County Court

75

55

75

75

80

55

75

65

Sheffield Combined Court Centre

210

240

215

190

200

170

210

175

Skipton County Court

15

15

20

20

30

15

20

15

South Shields County Court

60

60

60

65

75

75

65

45

Sunderland County Court

90

95

125

75

110

105

85

95

Teesside Combined Court Centre

240

200

225

205

230

220

230

175

Wakefield County Court

75

60

70

70

65

60

55

50

York County Court

65

70

85

65

85

65

80

60

                 

North West

2,960

2,895

3,225

2,980

3,165

2,955

3,060

2,740

                 

Accrington County Court

40

20

35

25

35

35

50

35

Altrincham County Court

50

55

40

55

50

50

40

45

Barrow-in-Furness County Court

30

50

35

40

30

35

35

55

Birkenhead County Court

125

125

145

115

130

140

130

125

Blackburn County Court

95

80

100

85

85

90

95

85

Blackpool County Court

135

155

155

135

175

155

145

125

Bolton Combined Court Centre

115

120

145

120

125

125

130

120

Burnley Combined Court Centre

110

90

90

85

90

105

145

100

Bury County Court

105

90

120

100

100

100

115

130

Carlisle Combined Court Centre

50

40

50

45

45

45

40

45

Chester Civil Justice Centre

70

70

60

65

75

60

90

90

Chorley County Court

25

40

40

45

50

55

(2)

(2)

Crewe County Court

40

55

65

60

55

50

90

80

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Kendal County Court

15

(2)

10

10

15

20

20

10

Lancaster County Court

35

50

65

40

50

60

55

50

Leigh County Court(1)

55

60

65

60

60

40

(2)

(2)

Liverpool Civil and Family Court

350

335

325

330

360

295

430

335

Macclesfield County Court

40

55

40

45

60

40

50

35

Manchester County Court

235

210

215

275

200

205

375

325

Nelson County Court(1) (29 January 2010)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Northwich County Court(1)

30

40

55

45

55

50

(2)

(2)

Oldham County Court

200

175

225

195

175

205

215

185

Penrith County Court(1)

(2)

10

(2)

10

10

10

(2)

(2)

Preston Combined Court Centre

115

100

125

100

120

110

125

120

Rawtenstall County Court

40

35

35

30

45

40

(2)

(2)

Salford County Court(1)

130

140

170

160

175

150

(2)

(2)

Southport County Court(1)

60

55

60

50

75

50

(2)

(2)

St. Helens County Court

155

125

175

150

165

145

145

125

Stockport Magistrates and County Court

105

100

105

105

115

90

95

80

Tameside County Court

125

115

150

125

130

105

125

120

Warrington and Runcorn County Courts

120

120

125

125

130

130

130

110

West Cumbria Court House

30

35

50

35

35

25

35

35

Wigan County Court

130

140

135

130

155

150

165

175

                 

South East

3,480

3,475

3,820

3,400

3,635

3,525

3,615

3,180

                 

Ashford County Court(1)

75

80

75

75

75

45

(2)

(2)

Aylesbury County Court

50

55

55

40

45

50

55

50

Banbury County Court

35

45

45

30

40

40

30

30

Basildon Combined Court

175

185

215

155

195

205

195

165

Bedford County Court

55

50

55

40

55

80

75

60

Brighton County Court

65

60

85

75

80

80

90

85

Bury St. Edmunds County Court

45

60

65

70

60

60

70

55

Cambridge County Court

60

60

70

80

60

65

90

55

Canterbury Combined Court Centre

95

70

85

80

95

100

140

110

Chelmsford County and Family Proceedings Court

70

70

75

80

75

75

135

120

Chichester Combined Court Centre

40

60

50

55

60

70

55

60

Colchester County Court

140

145

165

105

135

140

140

135

Dartford County Court

140

140

165

150

165

160

205

180

Eastbourne County Court

50

45

50

40

55

40

45

50

Epsom County Court(1)

55

65

65

60

65

60

(2)

(2)

Gravesend County Court(1) (1 April 2011)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Guildford County Court

50

45

60

45

65

50

60

40

Harlow County Court(1)

55

55

55

55

65

55

(2)

(2)

Hastings County Court

60

50

55

50

65

55

70

40

Haywards Heath County Court(1)

35

25

40

30

25

25

(2)

(2)

Hertford County Court

35

30

35

30

40

30

35

25

High Wycombe County Court

50

50

55

55

45

40

45

35

Hitchin County Court(1)

65

60

80

70

80

60

(2)

(2)

Horsham County Court

55

50

55

50

60

50

65

50

Huntingdon County Court(1)

40

35

45

40

45

20

(2)

(2)

Ipswich County Court

85

80

90

75

80

75

80

70

King's Lynn County Court

80

75

70

85

75

80

90

70

Lewes Combined Court Centre

25

20

20

15

25

20

25

15

Lowestoft County Court(1)

60

60

75

60

65

30

(2)

(2)

Luton County Court

135

150

155

125

145

155

200

195

Maidstone Combined Court Centre

85

65

60

55

55

70

80

70

Medway County Court

195

175

245

180

220

190

180

180

Milton Keynes County Court

130

120

115

145

115

125

120

125

Newbury County Court(1)

20

30

25

25

10

20

(2)

(2)

Norwich Combined Court Centre

135

145

100

120

110

120

170

150

Oxford Combined Court Centre

100

85

90

75

95

90

90

95

Peterborough Combined Court Centre

135

140

180

130

130

165

190

150

Reading County Court

125

115

120

115

115

120

150

115

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Reigate County Court

35

30

35

35

35

30

40

35

Slough County Court

100

80

95

105

100

90

110

90

Southend County Court

135

115

140

115

145

130

140

115

St. Albans County Court

25

30

45

40

35

25

15

40

Staines County Court

65

70

65

50

65

70

65

60

Thanet County Court

45

85

65

60

55

55

55

60

Tunbridge Wells County Court

35

50

60

60

45

50

60

55

Watford County Court

100

115

120

95

110

120

110

100

Worthing County Court

45

40

40

60

55

50

45

40

                 

South West

1,820

1,695

1,935

1,560

1,835

1,730

1,780

1,545

                 

Aldershot and Farnham County Court

75

70

95

65

90

60

60

70

Barnstaple County Court

40

35

40

30

35

40

25

25

Basingstoke County Court

55

65

45

40

55

55

60

45

Bath County Court

20

25

25

15

25

15

20

30

Bodmin County Court

50

60

55

45

40

55

50

35

Bournemouth and Poole County Court

145

135

140

125

135

140

160

120

Bristol County Court

180

190

220

175

220

170

200

180

Exeter Combined Court Centre

55

35

70

55

60

50

60

40

Gloucester and Cheltenham County Court

140

140

155

115

155

130

145

115

Isle of Wight Combined Court

45

40

45

50

40

40

40

40

Penzance County Court(1)

35

30

40

30

35

15

(2)

(2)

Plymouth Combined Court

140

90

100

90

135

90

95

90

Portsmouth Combined Court Centre

195

185

195

155

180

155

200

155

Salisbury Law Courts

20

20

20

20

20

25

25

25

Southampton Combined Court Centre

105

115

135

100

120

125

110

120

Swindon Combined Court

130

95

130

105

110

130

125

100

Taunton County Court

65

45

45

40

60

55

55

45

Torquay and Newton Abbot County Court

75

80

95

70

85

90

70

70

Trowbridge County Court

65

50

60

60

65

70

55

60

Truro County Court

50

30

30

20

25

60

70

60

Weston-super-Mare County Court

55

50

70

55

55

65

55

50

Weymouth and Dorchester Combined Court Centre

25

25

35

20

25

25

25

20

Winchester Combined Court Centre

20

10

15

20

10

10

10

10

Yeovil County Court

40

70

80

60

55

60

65

50

                 

Wales

1,290

1,220

1,385

1,135

1,340

1,275

1,280

1,120

                 

Aberdare County Court(1)

35

50

30

35

35

40

(2)

(2)

Aberystwyth County Court

15

(2)

10

10

10

15

20

10

Blackwood Civil and Family Court

95

95

110

90

105

120

100

110

Brecon Law Courts

10

10

10

(2)

10

10

10

(2)

Bridgend Law Courts

70

75

95

65

85

75

85

70

Caernarfon County Court

30

25

25

30

45

35

25

25

Cardiff Civil Justice Centre

185

200

220

185

190

205

205

165

Carmarthen County Court

30

35

40

35

30

30

35

25

Conwy and Colwyn County Court

45

45

40

25

25

30

30

30

Haverfordwest County Court

35

35

35

40

45

40

45

30

Llanelli County Court

50

40

45

35

50

45

30

40

Llangefni County Court

20

25

25

25

25

20

20

30

Merthyr Tydfil Combined Court Centre

25

25

40

25

35

20

70

60

Mold County Court

40

35

60

40

45

30

35

40

Neath and Port Talbot County Court

90

70

85

70

80

70

75

75

Newport (Gwent) Civil and Family Court

135

115

130

120

110

125

120

90

Pontypool County Court(1)

25

35

20

15

50

25

(2)

(2)

Pontypridd County Court

125

95

105

105

100

90

105

100

Rhyl County Court

55

50

65

50

65

70

65

60

Swansea Civil Justice Centre

115

100

125

70

115

110

110

95

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Welshpool and Newtown County Court

10

(2)

15

10

10

15

10

20

Wrexham Magistrates and County Courts

50

50

60

60

70

65

85

45

(1) Courts closed or merged with other county courts. (2) The figure is not provided as the number of claims issued is either seven or less. Note: Figures below England and Wales level are rounded to the nearest five. Source: Ministry of Justice