Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice has released its fourth quarter statistics on mortgage and landlord possession actions. It found that mortgage possession claims were 29 per cent lower year-on-year, but possession orders were 14 per cent higher than the last quarter of 2007. Landlord possession claims were 3 per cent lower year-on-year, while possession orders were 2 per cent lower. The mortgage pre-action protocol was introduced during this period.
