Possession claims by social landlords leapt by 8% in the first quarter of the year with rent arrears behind the overwhelmingly majority of cases, according to new research.
Figures obtained by legal information provider Sweet & Maxwell – which says the double-dip recession is now showing in the social housing market – reveals that possession claims rose to 25,207 in the first quarter of this year - up from 23,189 in Q4 2011.
It said successful claims leading to possession order...
