What legal stages are covered in mortgage and landlord possession actions?

The data tracks county court stages in England and Wales: claims issued, orders made, warrants issued, and repossessions executed by county court bailiffs for both mortgage lenders and landlords.

What landlord types and geographic breakdowns are available?

The series distinguishes social landlord and private landlord possession actions, and includes breakdowns by nation for England and Wales.

How far back does possession court actions data go?

Quarterly series from Ministry of Justice official statistics on GOV.UK begin in 2009 and update every quarter.

What processing time measures are included for possession actions?

The statistics report both mean and median duration in weeks from claim to order, claim to warrant, warrant to repossession, and claim to repossession.

UK mortgage and landlord repossessions

Name: UK mortgage and landlord repossessions
Creator: GOV.UK official statistics
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Every stage of taking a home back through the county courts of England and Wales, quarterly: claims issued, orders made, warrants, and repossessions carried out by county court bailiffs — for mortgage lenders and for landlords side by side, with the weeks each stage takes and the outcomes of each quarter's cohort of claims.

Source: GOV.UK official statisticsLast updated: Sep 08, 2026, 23:55Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023
Mortgage possession actions4
Mortgage possession actions6
Claims issued	5,232	5,187	4,449	6,191	6,539	6,767	6,081	6,527	5,348	5,182	4,385	4,188	3,991
Outright orders	2,526	2,535	2,566	3,396	2,969	3,131	2,786	2,692	2,244	2,105	1,861	2,007	1,650
Suspended orders	1,125	1,207	1,166	1,437	1,452	1,471	1,381	1,339	1,140	908	836	916	879
Total orders	3,651	3,742	3,732	4,833	4,421	4,602	4,167	4,031	3,384	3,013	2,697	2,923	2,529
Warrants	3,101	3,442	3,093	3,921	3,804	3,552	3,318	3,159	2,959	2,919	2,240	2,345	2,679
Repossessions by county court bailiffs	1,008	1,106	1,140	1,237	1,166	1,103	967	876	869	769	595	635	660
Mortgage claims: outcomes to date4
Claims issued	5,232	5,187	4,449	6,191	6,539	6,767	6,081	6,527	5,348	5,182	4,385	4,188	3,991
…that have led to an order	1,047	2,772	2,541	3,637	3,949	4,263	3,831	4,173	3,487	3,213	2,733	2,710	2,539
…that have led to a warrant	17	424	742	1,323	1,634	1,981	1,929	2,106	1,880	1,787	1,579	1,557	1,462
…that have led to a repossession	1	66	227	483	690	857	882	962	863	833	740	750	675
Mortgage claims: outcomes to date, share3
…that have led to an order	20.01	53.44	57.11	58.75	60.39	63	63	63.93	65.2	62	62.33	64.71	63.62
…that have led to a warrant	0.32	8.17	16.68	21.37	24.99	29.27	31.72	32.27	35.15	34.48	36.01	37.18	36.63
…that have led to a repossession	0.02	1.27	5.1	7.8	10.55	12.66	14.5	14.74	16.14	16.07	16.88	17.91	16.91
Mortgage possession orders: cases and time taken6
Mortgage, all orders: cases3
Orders made	3,294	3,385	3,330	4,402	4,019	4,234	3,888	3,767	3,185	2,839	2,509	2,709	2,323
Warrants issued	1,996	2,113	1,884	2,451	2,424	2,247	2,083	1,894	1,801	1,813	1,382	1,303	1,584
Repossessions	985	1,090	1,105	1,219	1,151	1,092	945	857	835	757	578	612	638
Mortgage, all orders: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	16.47	18.34	16.96	16.07	16.23	16.87	15.74	14.65	16.86	16.58	15.05	14.99	17.02
Claim → order, median	7.71	8.57	8	8	8.43	9	8.43	8	8.43	8.43	7.57	7.43	8.14
Claim → warrant, mean	60.82	55.64	59.14	55.72	61.68	58.15	64.68	69.74	69.35	73.56	78.89	86.95	88.77
Claim → warrant, median	39.43	35.71	33	33	34	30.29	31.29	35.5	34	36.71	35.93	42.57	42.86
Warrant → repossession, mean	42.88	36.16	47.97	40.72	45.98	43.92	43.93	49.8	40.03	49.63	56.93	68.21	63.72
Warrant → repossession, median	10.14	10.14	11.43	9.71	9.57	9.57	9	8.86	8	9.36	9.64	9.86	7.71
Claim → repossession, mean	89.73	82.95	97.3	88.7	96.66	94.65	98.4	103.19	98.63	112.53	123.87	138.81	133.85
Claim → repossession, median	49.14	45.71	46.71	46.29	42.86	40.5	46	44	45.86	46.14	50.71	57.79	48.71
Mortgage, outright orders: cases3
Orders made	2,315	2,319	2,307	3,125	2,734	2,916	2,639	2,570	2,152	2,016	1,766	1,894	1,548
Warrants issued	1,545	1,628	1,476	1,925	1,885	1,762	1,589	1,403	1,376	1,285	982	906	1,150
Repossessions	849	942	934	1,054	1,009	929	815	727	696	607	478	514	539
Mortgage, outright orders: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	17.19	18.02	17.03	16.26	16.14	16.47	15.1	14.09	16.42	16.15	14.69	15.45	17.19
Claim → order, median	7.86	8.86	8.29	8.14	8.57	9.14	8.57	8	8.57	8.71	7.71	7.57	8.29
Claim → warrant, mean	49.73	44.75	45.75	43.39	47.39	43.81	45.54	50.68	49.57	53.78	52.37	61.97	65.13
Claim → warrant, median	33.43	31.07	28.43	28.57	29.71	26.86	26.43	28.57	29.14	30.14	26.71	30.43	35.64
Warrant → repossession, mean	30	28.58	35.03	28.6	31.19	25.35	28.71	33.35	29.31	29.38	36.9	45.09	45.3
Warrant → repossession, median	9.71	9.71	10	9	9	8.86	8.14	8	7.57	8.57	8.86	9	7.14
Claim → repossession, mean	69.34	66.65	76.29	68.39	72.18	61.49	70.15	75.17	75.73	76.28	86.85	98.88	96.42
Claim → repossession, median	45	42.29	41.07	43	39.71	35.86	40.43	39.57	40.79	38.43	42.14	50.57	43.57
Mortgage, suspended orders: cases3
Orders made	979	1,066	1,023	1,277	1,285	1,318	1,249	1,197	1,033	823	743	815	775
Warrants issued	451	485	408	526	539	485	494	491	425	528	400	397	434
Repossessions	136	148	171	165	142	163	130	130	139	150	100	98	99
Mortgage, suspended orders: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	14.76	19.05	16.79	15.61	16.41	17.76	17.09	15.85	17.79	17.63	15.91	13.93	16.68
Claim → order, median	7.14	8	7.57	7.86	8.29	8.71	8.14	8	8.14	8.14	7.43	7.29	7.71
Claim → warrant, mean	98.81	92.16	107.58	100.88	111.66	110.25	126.24	124.22	133.39	121.69	144	143.96	151.41
Claim → warrant, median	70.71	65.29	60.57	58.86	65.14	58.29	73.5	67.57	84.29	71.57	80	88	90.43
Warrant → repossession, mean	124.73	85.5	122.29	119.65	147.16	150.09	142.65	145.02	90.96	133.86	155.29	197.51	170.65
Warrant → repossession, median	31.21	25.29	32.29	21.14	36.5	53.29	46.29	45.43	13.14	29.64	32.14	53.14	28.57
Claim → repossession, mean	217.01	186.69	212.03	218.44	270.61	283.66	275.48	259.92	213.32	259.19	300.81	348.23	337.64
Claim → repossession, median	120.71	115.07	121.57	113.29	143.14	148.71	178.36	156.5	130.86	144.57	248.29	261.43	305.14
Landlord possession actions6
Landlord possession actions6
Claims issued	23,635	22,720	21,457	23,319	22,352	23,964	24,004	25,402	24,491	24,869	23,374	24,922	22,526
Outright orders	14,243	13,375	13,224	14,593	14,006	14,764	14,634	15,395	14,698	14,206	14,069	14,471	12,785
Suspended orders	3,274	3,447	3,637	3,650	3,476	3,910	3,783	3,843	3,723	3,934	3,925	3,516	3,244
Total orders	17,517	16,822	16,861	18,243	17,482	18,674	18,417	19,238	18,421	18,140	17,994	17,987	16,029
Warrants	9,715	10,247	9,698	11,512	10,349	10,929	10,927	11,826	11,240	11,556	10,170	10,044	9,957
Repossessions by county court bailiffs	6,560	6,925	7,275	7,680	6,767	7,345	7,062	7,036	6,999	6,938	6,664	6,167	5,950
Landlord claims by type of procedure3
Accelerated procedure	8,569	6,597	6,489	7,238	7,403	7,465	7,839	8,556	8,443	7,960	7,635	8,746	7,756
Private landlord	7,617	7,619	6,865	7,308	7,267	7,333	7,080	7,781	7,669	7,718	7,218	7,388	7,295
Social landlord	7,449	8,504	8,103	8,773	7,682	9,166	9,085	9,065	8,379	9,191	8,521	8,788	7,475
Landlord claims: outcomes to date4
Claims issued	23,635	22,720	21,457	23,319	22,352	23,964	24,004	25,402	24,491	24,869	23,374	24,922	22,526
…that have led to an order	5,903	14,668	14,922	16,667	16,197	17,203	17,325	18,694	17,804	18,043	16,959	18,306	16,312
…that have led to a warrant	991	5,654	7,147	8,296	8,675	9,081	9,435	10,535	10,096	10,265	9,484	10,130	9,158
…that have led to a repossession	26	1,748	4,122	5,291	5,842	6,230	6,486	7,415	7,238	7,206	6,729	7,383	6,782
Landlord claims: outcomes to date, share3
…that have led to an order	24.98	64.56	69.54	71.47	72.46	71.79	72.18	73.59	72.7	72.55	72.55	73.45	72.41
…that have led to a warrant	4.19	24.89	33.31	35.58	38.81	37.89	39.31	41.47	41.22	41.28	40.57	40.65	40.66
…that have led to a repossession	0.11	7.69	19.21	22.69	26.14	26	27.02	29.19	29.55	28.98	28.79	29.62	30.11
Landlord possession orders: cases and time taken6
Landlord, all orders: cases3
Orders made	16,745	16,125	16,051	17,478	16,740	17,941	17,771	18,531	17,809	17,564	17,378	17,417	15,517
Warrants issued	8,942	9,413	8,936	10,410	9,519	10,072	10,040	10,811	10,296	10,657	9,009	8,878	8,996
Repossessions	6,461	6,830	7,168	7,552	6,678	7,251	6,956	6,961	6,827	6,838	6,569	6,082	5,877
Landlord, all orders: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	11.55	12.54	11.83	12	12.01	12.41	12.04	11.59	12.14	12.26	11.49	11.66	11.82
Claim → order, median	7.57	8	7.29	7.57	7.86	8.29	8	8	8.14	8.14	7.57	7.29	7.57
Claim → warrant, mean	28.13	30.15	28.07	28.45	27.95	28.7	27.72	27.75	28.27	29.89	30.4	30.19	29.93
Claim → warrant, median	14.86	15.86	14.86	15.29	15.14	15.86	14.29	14	14.14	16.14	14.57	13.29	13.71
Warrant → repossession, mean	17.02	16.03	18.7	17.79	16.8	17.06	15.85	14.71	15.15	14.83	15.68	14.37	13.88
Warrant → repossession, median	9.43	9.43	9.57	10.14	10.14	10.14	8.86	8.43	8.86	8.86	8.14	7.86	7
Claim → repossession, mean	41.16	39.15	42.04	41.02	39.69	39.85	38.33	37.74	38.98	37.63	38.42	38.18	37.39
Claim → repossession, median	27.14	26.57	27	27.43	27.86	26.14	25	24.43	25.43	24.14	23.57	23	22.14
Landlord, outright orders: cases3
Orders made	13,644	12,837	12,607	14,017	13,451	14,179	14,129	14,836	14,222	13,757	13,583	14,022	12,410
Warrants issued	7,974	8,212	7,896	9,225	8,577	8,947	9,000	9,640	9,271	9,546	7,959	7,794	8,010
Repossessions	6,028	6,344	6,719	7,067	6,237	6,785	6,537	6,527	6,402	6,383	6,104	5,604	5,494
Landlord, outright orders: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	10.96	11.96	11.04	11.17	11.1	11.52	11.19	10.66	11.16	11.37	10.82	10.54	10.95
Claim → order, median	7.43	8	7.29	7.57	7.71	8.29	8	7.86	8.14	8.14	7.57	7.14	7.57
Claim → warrant, mean	20.47	21.25	19.84	20.22	20.56	20.7	19.77	19.29	20.11	21.56	19.93	19.39	19.91
Claim → warrant, median	13.57	14.57	13.86	14	14.14	14.71	13.29	13	13.14	14.86	13.29	12.14	12.86
Warrant → repossession, mean	15.99	14.8	17.43	16.76	15.53	15.69	14.11	13.14	13.35	13.21	13.45	12.48	11.56
Warrant → repossession, median	9.43	9.57	9.57	10.14	10.14	10.14	9	8.43	8.86	8.86	8.14	7.86	7
Claim → repossession, mean	35.75	34.02	37	35.96	34.37	34.3	32.73	32.18	32.82	31.51	31.55	30.54	30.5
Claim → repossession, median	26	25.29	26	26.29	26.57	25.14	24	23.71	24.43	23.43	22.57	22.14	21.29
Landlord, suspended orders: cases3
Orders made	3,101	3,288	3,444	3,461	3,289	3,762	3,642	3,695	3,587	3,807	3,795	3,395	3,107
Warrants issued	968	1,201	1,040	1,185	942	1,125	1,040	1,171	1,025	1,111	1,050	1,084	986
Repossessions	433	486	449	485	441	466	419	434	425	455	465	478	383
Landlord, suspended orders: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	14.12	14.79	14.71	15.33	15.72	15.78	15.35	15.34	16.04	15.45	13.9	16.3	15.31
Claim → order, median	7.71	7.86	7.29	7.57	8.14	8.14	8	8.14	8.57	8.29	7.71	7.71	8
Claim → warrant, mean	91.16	91.01	90.61	92.55	95.26	92.36	96.52	97.44	102.08	101.49	109.79	107.81	111.34
Claim → warrant, median	66	66.14	67.21	62.43	63.14	64.43	60.93	60.14	63	61	62.79	60	62.29
Warrant → repossession, mean	31.26	32.41	37.59	32.53	35.14	35.86	42.5	38.46	41.52	37.63	45.23	36.91	47.43
Warrant → repossession, median	9.57	9.43	10	8.86	11	10	8.57	8.57	8.57	9	8.86	7.71	7.57
Claim → repossession, mean	116.41	106.13	117.45	114.81	114.92	120.62	125.56	121.39	131.88	123.43	128.58	127.79	136.2
Claim → repossession, median	77.71	78.43	76.43	81.57	79	77.36	77.71	76.29	74.57	70.29	68.57	70.14	77.43
Landlord claims by procedure: cases and time taken8
Landlord procedures, all: cases3
Orders made	16,745	16,125	16,051	17,478	16,740	17,941	17,771	18,531	17,809	17,564	17,378	17,417	15,517
Warrants issued	8,942	9,413	8,936	10,410	9,519	10,072	10,040	10,811	10,296	10,657	9,009	8,878	8,996
Repossessions	6,461	6,830	7,168	7,552	6,678	7,251	6,956	6,961	6,827	6,838	6,569	6,082	5,877
Landlord procedures, all: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	11.55	12.54	11.83	12	12.01	12.41	12.04	11.59	12.14	12.26	11.49	11.66	11.82
Claim → order, median	7.57	8	7.29	7.57	7.86	8.29	8	8	8.14	8.14	7.57	7.29	7.57
Claim → warrant, mean	28.13	30.15	28.07	28.45	27.95	28.7	27.72	27.75	28.27	29.89	30.4	30.19	29.93
Claim → warrant, median	14.86	15.86	14.86	15.29	15.14	15.86	14.29	14	14.14	16.14	14.57	13.29	13.71
Warrant → repossession, mean	17.02	16.03	18.7	17.79	16.8	17.06	15.85	14.71	15.15	14.83	15.68	14.37	13.88
Warrant → repossession, median	9.43	9.43	9.57	10.14	10.14	10.14	8.86	8.43	8.86	8.86	8.14	7.86	7
Claim → repossession, mean	41.16	39.15	42.04	41.02	39.69	39.85	38.33	37.74	38.98	37.63	38.42	38.18	37.39
Claim → repossession, median	27.14	26.57	27	27.43	27.86	26.14	25	24.43	25.43	24.14	23.57	23	22.14
Accelerated procedure: cases3
Orders made	5,400	4,944	5,128	5,616	5,726	6,096	5,986	6,661	5,956	6,054	5,890	6,199	5,388
Warrants issued	3,034	3,287	3,248	3,875	3,707	3,852	3,889	4,279	4,021	4,246	3,547	3,328	3,543
Repossessions	2,534	2,642	2,876	3,103	2,681	2,941	2,965	2,857	2,918	2,721	2,740	2,423	2,404
Accelerated procedure: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	9.62	10.49	9.9	9.46	9.67	9.85	9.47	9.25	9.69	9.67	9.1	8.51	8.58
Claim → order, median	6.71	7.14	6.86	6.71	6.71	7	6.57	6.57	6.57	6.43	6.14	5.43	5.71
Claim → warrant, mean	18.78	18.97	18	18.65	18.27	18.11	17.09	16.82	17.45	18.99	17.15	15.05	16.7
Claim → warrant, median	13.43	14.14	13.86	13.57	13.71	14.14	12.86	12.57	12.29	15.29	12.86	11	11.86
Warrant → repossession, mean	15.68	14.96	17.48	16.7	14.92	15.32	13.86	12.66	12.47	12.03	11.62	11.27	9.76
Warrant → repossession, median	10.57	10.57	10.86	11.29	11	10.71	10	9	9.43	9.29	8.86	8.43	7.14
Claim → repossession, mean	34.96	32.7	36.48	34.74	31.58	32.42	30.33	30.2	30.39	28.71	27.11	27.14	26.41
Claim → repossession, median	27.57	26.86	27	26.86	26.57	25	24	23.71	24.29	23.86	22	22	20.57
Private landlord: cases3
Orders made	5,434	5,147	4,682	5,496	5,016	5,094	5,266	5,433	5,551	5,117	4,978	5,320	4,693
Warrants issued	3,057	2,881	2,806	3,296	3,041	3,168	3,232	3,486	3,393	3,338	2,775	2,804	2,716
Repossessions	2,189	2,247	2,376	2,465	2,272	2,478	2,255	2,422	2,218	2,298	2,142	2,006	1,918
Private landlord: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	11.12	12.75	11.51	11.51	11.68	12.36	11.72	11.37	11.77	12.11	11.43	11.52	12.21
Claim → order, median	8	8.86	7.71	8.29	8.57	9.29	8.86	8.86	9	9.29	8.14	8.43	8.57
Claim → warrant, mean	19.4	20.97	18.22	18.92	19.85	20.67	18.67	18.73	19.72	20.64	19.63	19.06	18.98
Claim → warrant, median	13.29	14.43	13.29	14.14	14.29	15.14	13.43	12.86	13.71	14.86	13.57	13	13.14
Warrant → repossession, mean	14.67	13.86	16.31	15.89	14.94	14.8	13.34	11.89	12.35	11.56	12.17	10.98	10.24
Warrant → repossession, median	8.71	9	9	10	9.86	10.29	8.29	8	8.43	8.43	7.86	7.29	7
Claim → repossession, mean	33.56	32.89	34.3	34.39	33.7	32.49	32	30.88	31.67	29.8	31.05	28.85	29.26
Claim → repossession, median	24.57	24.86	25.14	26	27.14	25.43	24.43	23.71	24.86	23.57	23.29	22	22.57
Social landlord: cases3
Orders made	5,908	6,028	6,239	6,362	5,994	6,744	6,516	6,433	6,300	6,390	6,506	5,890	5,430
Warrants issued	2,851	3,245	2,882	3,239	2,771	3,052	2,919	3,046	2,882	3,073	2,687	2,746	2,737
Repossessions	1,738	1,941	1,916	1,984	1,725	1,832	1,736	1,682	1,691	1,819	1,687	1,653	1,555
Social landlord: time taken8
Claim → order, mean	13.72	14.01	13.64	14.67	14.51	14.72	14.66	14.23	14.8	14.81	13.7	15.09	14.71
Claim → order, median	7.71	8	7.29	7.71	8	8.43	8.14	8	8.57	8.29	7.71	7.71	8
Claim → warrant, mean	47.43	49.61	49.02	49.86	49.81	50.4	51.91	53.45	53.42	54.99	59.01	59.91	57.92
Claim → warrant, median	21.71	23.43	22.57	24	21.86	22.57	22	23.14	22	22.86	22.86	22.86	21.57
Warrant → repossession, mean	21.87	19.92	23.43	21.82	22.09	22.87	22.37	22.14	23.37	22.89	26.54	22.95	24.66
Warrant → repossession, median	9.14	8.86	9	8.86	9.14	9.43	8	7.86	8.14	8.43	8	7.57	6.86
Claim → repossession, mean	59.76	55.16	59.97	59.1	60.19	61.72	60.19	60.43	63.4	60.85	66.15	65.7	64.41
Claim → repossession, median	31.86	29.71	32.86	31.86	32.14	31.14	29.43	29	29.43	27.14	30.86	27.86	27.43
By nation2
England: all possession actions20
Mortgage claims	4,959	4,911	4,203	5,828	6,222	6,368	5,683	6,136	5,079	4,933	4,112	3,940	3,733
Mortgage orders	3,471	3,519	3,520	4,568	4,169	4,332	3,901	3,794	3,192	2,845	2,546	2,745	2,385
Mortgage warrants	2,929	3,233	2,920	3,697	3,593	3,340	3,129	2,954	2,788	2,775	2,101	2,198	2,530
Mortgage repossessions	928	1,041	1,064	1,157	1,098	1,030	900	810	808	725	555	592	618
Social landlord claims	7,225	8,269	7,924	8,599	7,493	8,985	8,919	8,870	8,235	8,958	8,288	8,618	7,340
Private landlord claims	7,371	7,359	6,631	7,056	7,020	7,100	6,854	7,546	7,415	7,481	6,961	7,090	7,083
Accelerated procedure claims	8,463	6,472	6,364	7,124	7,269	7,352	7,688	8,419	8,317	7,861	7,527	8,398	7,488
All landlord claims	23,059	22,100	20,919	22,779	21,782	23,437	23,461	24,835	23,967	24,300	22,776	24,106	21,911
Social landlord orders	5,996	6,126	6,412	6,531	6,145	6,854	6,621	6,541	6,399	6,420	6,535	5,985	5,493
Private landlord orders	5,547	5,196	4,736	5,567	5,039	5,182	5,317	5,521	5,591	5,080	4,973	5,313	4,674
Accelerated procedure orders	5,515	5,054	5,274	5,731	5,827	6,221	6,081	6,761	6,044	6,184	5,966	6,157	5,272
All landlord orders	17,058	16,376	16,422	17,829	17,011	18,257	18,019	18,823	18,034	17,684	17,474	17,455	15,439
Social landlord warrants	3,270	3,740	3,269	3,796	3,206	3,471	3,380	3,617	3,375	3,618	3,181	3,308	3,276
Private landlord warrants	3,134	2,946	2,891	3,465	3,112	3,260	3,360	3,581	3,515	3,380	2,907	2,998	2,825
Accelerated procedure warrants	3,077	3,334	3,327	4,019	3,798	3,986	3,972	4,411	4,134	4,322	3,790	3,452	3,472
All landlord warrants	9,481	10,020	9,487	11,280	10,116	10,717	10,712	11,609	11,024	11,320	9,878	9,758	9,573
Social landlord repossessions	1,739	1,932	1,905	1,966	1,709	1,811	1,735	1,671	1,719	1,803	1,682	1,635	1,535
Private landlord repossessions	2,150	2,198	2,342	2,427	2,218	2,447	2,220	2,373	2,220	2,214	2,097	1,949	1,867
Accelerated procedure repossessions	2,527	2,622	2,871	3,105	2,678	2,931	2,963	2,829	2,915	2,682	2,671	2,308	2,228
All landlord repossessions	6,416	6,752	7,118	7,498	6,605	7,189	6,918	6,873	6,854	6,699	6,450	5,892	5,630
Wales: all possession actions20
Mortgage claims	271	276	246	363	317	399	398	390	268	249	273	246	258
Mortgage orders	180	223	212	265	252	270	265	236	192	168	151	174	141
Mortgage warrants	172	208	172	224	210	212	188	205	170	144	139	147	149
Mortgage repossessions	80	65	76	80	68	73	67	66	61	44	40	43	42
Social landlord claims	224	235	179	174	189	181	166	194	144	233	233	170	135
Private landlord claims	240	251	225	247	243	227	223	230	247	230	250	297	206
Accelerated procedure claims	106	125	125	114	134	113	151	137	126	99	108	348	268
All landlord claims	570	611	529	535	566	521	540	561	517	562	591	815	609
Social landlord orders	183	171	146	150	153	148	110	127	118	192	170	108	136
Private landlord orders	176	179	183	158	207	172	170	176	162	202	198	172	174
Accelerated procedure orders	91	81	98	94	104	88	106	101	92	47	141	244	275
All landlord orders	450	431	427	402	464	408	386	404	372	441	509	524	585
Social landlord warrants	81	73	70	76	70	68	62	47	67	66	58	51	55
Private landlord warrants	104	104	95	104	115	93	89	103	101	118	120	91	101
Accelerated procedure warrants	48	39	43	45	44	48	56	55	43	44	107	137	226
All landlord warrants	233	216	208	225	229	209	207	205	211	228	285	279	382
Social landlord repossessions	41	47	55	63	45	42	32	33	39	51	29	46	46
Private landlord repossessions	77	86	78	81	90	71	77	82	74	117	84	91	72
Accelerated procedure repossessions	26	40	24	38	27	43	35	48	31	71	101	138	202
All landlord repossessions	144	173	157	182	162	156	144	163	144	239	214	275	320

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Claims issued stood at 5,232 Cases in Q2 2026. That is +0.9% from Q1 2026 and −20.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2009 to Q2 2026. Source: GOV.UK official statistics.

Latest: 5,232 Cases; Q2 2026
vs previous period: +0.9%; Q1 2026
vs a year earlier: −20.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What legal stages are covered in mortgage and landlord possession actions?: The data tracks county court stages in England and Wales: claims issued, orders made, warrants issued, and repossessions executed by county court bailiffs for both mortgage lenders and landlords.
What landlord types and geographic breakdowns are available?: The series distinguishes social landlord and private landlord possession actions, and includes breakdowns by nation for England and Wales.
How far back does possession court actions data go?: Quarterly series from Ministry of Justice official statistics on GOV.UK begin in 2009 and update every quarter.
What processing time measures are included for possession actions?: The statistics report both mean and median duration in weeks from claim to order, claim to warrant, warrant to repossession, and claim to repossession.