Private Rented Housing: Repossession Orders
2026-07-19 · Ministry of Justice · HL2275 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the current timescales for private rental sector landlords to obtain and enforce possession orders where justified; and what steps they are making to speed up the process.
Answer
The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly Mortgage and landlord possession statistics - Mortgage and landlord possession statistics - GOV.UK - which details the number of claims and the average time (mean/median) from claim to possession.In 2025, the me...