Fall in mortgage arrears and home repossessions in ‘encouraging’ figures

Vicky Shaw – Press Association Personal Finance Correspondent The number of homes being repossessed has fallen, despite financial squeezes on homeowners and landlords. Some 1,150 homeowner mortgaged properties were repossessed in the second quarter of 2026, which was 8% less than in the previous quarter and 14% less than the same period a year earlier,…