Question follow-through · 2848
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time has been for county courts to (a) accept, (b) consider, (c) process and (d) enforce possession cases brought by residential private landlords via Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 in the las
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time has been for county courts to (a) accept, (b) consider, (c) process and (d) enforce possession cases brought by residential private landlords via Section 8 of the Housing Act 1988 in the las
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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5 Sept 2024
Answer published
Statistics on the timeliness of possession claims are published here: Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Data is published covering the period to June 2024.The Government has announced its intention to l...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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