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The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs
If you miss your mortgage repayments and cannot agree a repayment plan,…
What your mortgage lender must do Before a mortgage lender can repossess…
If your lender starts a repossession action against you, the court will…
If you’re on low income, you might be eligible for legal aid. It can help…
Repossession hearings normally take place in a judge’s chambers, not in a…
The lender can only repossess your home if the court grants permission.…
You can ask a judge to ‘suspend the warrant for possession’. This means…
If you think the judge made mistakes about the law or the facts of your…
Help from your council Your local council must give you advice to help you…
If you're struggling with your Help to Buy: Equity Loan payments, it’s important to understand the options available to you.
This page explains how arrears can accrue on your account when you’re outside of the UK and what you need to do if they build up.
This collection brings together all documents relating to forecast scenarios for UK mortgage arrears and possessions.
In January 2012 DCLG commissioned Professor Muellbauer, of Oxford University, to update his model which forecasts repossessions and loans in…
The live tables provide the latest, most useful or most popular data, presented by type and other variables, including by geographical area or as a time series.
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
Report to develop a model to improve understanding of the drivers of mortgage arrears and repossessions.
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