On 3 June 2021 the Ministry of Justice published statistics for the volume of civil and judicial review cases dealt with by the courts between 1 January and 31 March 2021.

Mortgage and landlord possession claims were down 76 per cent to 7,100. This decrease has been driven by a fall in all claim types since March 2020 due to actions following Coronavirus (Covid-19).

The overall trend in mortgage and landlord possession claims has been decreasing since a peak of 60,000 in January to March 2014.

For the full statistics, click here. For an annex specific to mortgage and landlord possession cases (published on 13 May 2021, click here.