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Local authority loan activity
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Individuals who wish to purchase a house or to build a house but cannot get a loan from a private lending institution may be eligible for a housing loan from the local authority.
Information on house prices associated with these loans can be found on the house price statistics page.
This section deals with current outstanding loans on local authority books. Data was collected quarterly until the end of 2015. There was a change of data collection methodology for this time series at the start of 2016.
We also have further information on options for households with local authority loans in arrears.
The Local Authority Mortgage to Rent Scheme (LAMTR) scheme is a government initiative to help homeowners who have mortgages through the local government sector and are at risk of losing their homes due to mortgage arrears. We also have further information on this scheme.
Data on repossessions by local authorities is available below. Data is collected quarterly.