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Social landlord possessions and evictions

Information about possession orders and eviction warrants obtained against local authority and registered social landlord (RSL) tenants. Collected annually via the WHO16 and RSL5 returns.

Statistics published on 29 September 2010 show:

  • Since 2005-06 the number of possession orders and eviction warrants, for all social landlords, have continued to fall, falling to 3,815 and 2,567 respectively during 2009-10.
  • Just over a third of eviction warrants each year result in tenants leaving their homes, the majority of which are single working-age adults.
  • The number of anti-social behaviour orders has increased over the last year to 33 but remains below the peak of 38 in 2005-06.  The level of injunctions has continued to increase but at 121 numbers are still just below the 2005-06 peak of 125.
  • Over the last year the number of possession orders obtained per tenant by RSLs has increased and was just above the local authorities level though the number of eviction warrants per tenant still remains notably lower for RSLs.

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Social Landlords Possessions and Evictions, 2009-10

Any queries or comments please contact us by e-mail at stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk