Comments on: Alarming increase in mortgage repossessions http://www.martintod.org.uk/2008/08/19/alarming-increase-in-mortgage-repossession-claims/ A strong principled voice for Winchester Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Winchester whisperer http://www.martintod.org.uk/2008/08/19/alarming-increase-in-mortgage-repossession-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-3434 Winchester whisperer Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:02 +0000 http://www.martintod.org.uk/?p=283#comment-3434 That's interesting - thanks for that :) That’s interesting – thanks for that :)

]]> By: Martin http://www.martintod.org.uk/2008/08/19/alarming-increase-in-mortgage-repossession-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-3403 Martin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:57:15 +0000 http://www.martintod.org.uk/?p=283#comment-3403 The absolute figures are relatively low - 54 repossession orders in the first half of the year (although that's no reassurance for any of the 54 households affected) - which is the lowest figure in the South West region. The absolute increase compared to last year ranks 20th of the 26 courts in the South West region. I don't have the national rankings (since the detailed figures are in a PDF and irritatingly difficult to extract). <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1045209/Middle-class-homes-crisis-39-000-facing-repossession-spectre-Nineties-returns.html" rel="nofollow">The Daily Mail published the original listing of the April-June results (which gave 8th place to Winchester) on August 16th</a>. It's also not clear how the cases are allocated between courts - which is why I looked at the percentage increase to understand the trend. Across the South West region as a whole, the increase in repossession orders was 14% and across the UK it was 17%. The biggest absolute numbers are, unsurprisingly, in the major cities - with Portsmouth showing the highest level of repossession orders (846) and highest absolute increase (123) in the Hampshire area. The absolute figures are relatively low – 54 repossession orders in the first half of the year (although that’s no reassurance for any of the 54 households affected) – which is the lowest figure in the South West region. The absolute increase compared to last year ranks 20th of the 26 courts in the South West region.

I don’t have the national rankings (since the detailed figures are in a PDF and irritatingly difficult to extract). The Daily Mail published the original listing of the April-June results (which gave 8th place to Winchester) on August 16th.

It’s also not clear how the cases are allocated between courts – which is why I looked at the percentage increase to understand the trend.

Across the South West region as a whole, the increase in repossession orders was 14% and across the UK it was 17%.

The biggest absolute numbers are, unsurprisingly, in the major cities – with Portsmouth showing the highest level of repossession orders (846) and highest absolute increase (123) in the Hampshire area.

]]> By: Winchester whisperer http://www.martintod.org.uk/2008/08/19/alarming-increase-in-mortgage-repossession-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-3402 Winchester whisperer Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:20:20 +0000 http://www.martintod.org.uk/?p=283#comment-3402 What are the absolute figures and where do they rank in the UK? What are the absolute figures and where do they rank in the UK?

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