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Repossession Orders: Uxbridge

Answer

Although figures for the Uxbridge constituency are not available, the following tables show the number of mortgage and landlord possession claims issued and orders made in Uxbridge and Staines county courts since 2001.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, Uxbridge and Staines county courts cover areas other than Uxbridge and therefore not all possession actions at these courts will relate to this constituency.Court level statistics on mortgage and landlord repossession actions from 1987 to 2007 are available on the Ministry of Justice website at:"http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/mortgatelandlordpossession.htm"These figures do not indicate how many homes have actually been repossessed. Repossessions can occur without a court order being made, while not all court orders result in repossession.

Table 1: Mortgage¹ possession claims issued and orders4, 5 made in Uxbridge and Staines county courts, 2001-08
	Uxbridge	Staines
	Claims issued	Orders made	Claims issued	Orders made6
2001	414	265	233	149
2002	405	254	285,	153
2003	500	265	268	150
2004	601	356	365	219
2005	827	521	547	301
2006	881	604	501	412
2007	885	555	457	—
20087	718	490	428	—

Table 2: Landlord², ³ possession claims issued and orders made4,5 in Uxbridge and Staines county courts, 2001-08
	Uxbridge	Staines
	Claims issued	Orders made	Claims issued	Orders made6
2001	1,827	1,109	589	407
2002	2,153	1,036	593	362
2003	2,014	971	592	344
2004	1,633	953	580	391
2005	1,622	848	531	308
2006	1,766	894	569	332
2007	1,566	830	612	—
20087	1,231	722	445	—
¹ Mortgage possession data include all types of lenders whether local authority or private.
² Landlord possession data include all types of landlord whether social or private.
³ Landlord actions include those made under both standard and accelerated procedures. Landlord actions via the accelerated procedure enables the orders to be made solely on the basis of written evidence and shorthold tenancies, when the fixed period of tenancy has come to an end.
4 Includes outright and suspended orders, the latter being where the court grants the claimant possession but suspends the operation of the order. Provided the defendant complies with the terms of suspension, which usually require the defendant to pay the current mortgage or rent instalments plus some of the accrued arrears, the possession order cannot be enforced.
5 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.
6 The rollout of the Possession Claim On-Line (PCOL) system in late 2006 has affected the availability of court-level data Only those county courts who do not have direct on site access to PCOL were affected. Staines county court does not have direct on site access to this system and figures for ‘orders made’ are not available for this court from 2007 onwards.
7 January to September. Figures for the latest year are provisional.
Source.
Ministry of Justice

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

487 c550-1W; 250782

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Repossession orders Uxbridge

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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