Possession claims by landlords
The latest quarterly statistics on possession claims brought by landlords in the county courts in England and Wales show that there were almost 1,000 evictions a week in January to March 2015.
The total of repossessions in landlord-initiated claims was 11,307 where county court bailiffs were instructed in the first three months of the year. The total is up 8% compared to the same quarter last year.