18
Aug
Repossessions claim fall pleases NLA
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has suggested a fall in
the number of repossession orders made against tenants is an
indication that most tenancies are stable and well run.
NLA head of communications Simon Gordon said figures from the
Ministry of Justice indicating a drop in the number of such cases
was part of a trend that has existed since 2002 and is partly down
to the lack of instances where landlords have had to take court
action.
He stated: "The facts speak for themselves. Fewer and fewer
landlords are going to court to issue possession claims against
their tenants and even fewer are being granted possession
orders."
Published on Friday, the figures showed that in the second quarter
of the year there were 38,786 orders against tenants, compared with
40,860 in the first quarter.
It is the third year in a row that the second quarter has seen a
fall in the number of such orders.
