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Mr. Soley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on how many mortgagors (a) with a building society mortgage and (b) with another source of mortgage, were estimated to be (i) at least one month in arrears with their mortgage repayments, (ii) at least six months in arrears with their
| Building societies (United Ktngdom) | ||||||
| Loans, 6–12 months in arrears, end period | Loans over 12 months in arrears, end period | Properties taken into possession in period | ||||
| Year | Number | Percentage of loans at end of period | Number | Percentage of loans at end of period | Number | Percentage of loans at end of period |
| 1979 | 8,420 | 0·16 | — | — | 2,530 | 0·048 |
| 1980 | 13,490 | 0·25 | — | — | 3,020 | 0·056 |
| 1981 | 18,720 | 0·34 | — | — | 4,240 | 0·077 |
| 1982 | 23,790 | 0·42 | 4,810 | 0·085 | 5,950 | 0·105 |
| 1983 | 25,580 | 0·43 | 6,540 | 0·11 | 7,320 | 0·123 |
| 1984 | 41,940 | 0·66 | 8,260 | 0·13 | 10,870 | 0·171 |
| 1985 | 48,790 | 0·74 | 11,210 | 0·17 | 16,490 | 0·250 |
| 1986 | 45,250 | 0·64 | 11,310 | 0·16 | 20,930 | 0·296 |
| 1987 | 47,770 | 0·67 | 12,630 | 0·18 | 22,630 | 0·318 |
| Local authorities (England) | ||||||
| Loans, 6–12 months in arrears, end period | Loans over 12 months in arrears, end period | Properties taken into possession in period | ||||
| Year | Number | Per cent. of loans at end of period | Number | Per cent. of loans at end of period | Number h | Per cent. of loans at end of period |
| 1978–79 | — | — | — | — | 1,800 | — |
| 1979–80 | — | — | — | — | 1,100 | — |
| 1980–81 | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 0·14 |
| 1981–82 | — | — | — | — | 1,100 | 0·16 |
| 1982–83 | 8,730 | 1·3 | 4,500 | 0·6 | 950 | 0·14 |
| 1983–84 | 9,630 | 1·5 | 4,900 | 0·8 | 840 | 0·13 |
| 1984–85 | 12,330 | 2·1 | 6,520 | 1·1 | 570 | 0·10 |
| 1985–86 | 10,260 | 2·0 | 5,580 | 1·1 | 630 | 0·13 |
| 1986–87 | 8,500 | 2·0 | 4,700 | 1·1 | 490 | 0·12 |