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Repossession Orders: Private Rented Housing

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52265

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what statistics (a) her Department and (b) His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service collates on court waiting times for private rented sector repossession claims.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on timeliness for private landlord claims. The latest data for the quarter January to March 2025 was published on 15 May 2025. This data is available in table 6 which can be found:

Mortgage_and_Landlord_Possession_Tables_Q1_Jan_to_Mar_2025.ods.

The possession type can be filtered to private landlord in the dropdown above the table.

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