Written questions

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

Commons · Question 2848 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time has been for county courts to (a) accept, (b) consider, (c) process and (d) enforce possession cases brought by residential private landlords via Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 in the las

Answer

Answered by Heidi Alexander, 5 Sep 2024

Statistics on the timeliness of possession claims are published here: Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Data is published covering the period to June 2024.The Government has announced its intention to l...