Repossession drive reaches hotspot areas
From this week 22 areas of England identified as repossession hotspots are to be hit with a high-profile government advertising campaign urging struggling homeowners to seek help.
Advertisements outlining the support on offer for people struggling to pay their mortgages will be placed in local papers, online, and on billboards.
The areas are being targeted because they have high levels of unemployment, and large numbers of court orders for repossessions.
The drive is the second phase of the government’s ‘mortgage help’ campaign, which was announced in September.
Housing minister John Healey said: ‘The worst thing anyone facing money worries can do is bury their head in the sand. We’ve seen recent drops in the number of repossessions – but I know the threat will remain high throughout next year and I want people to have the help they need.’
The 22 hotspots
- Barking and Dagenham
- Corby
- Knowsley
- Salford
- Newham
- Walsall
- Redditch
- Halton
- Sandwell
- Wolverhampton
- Nottingham
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Bolton
- Liverpool
- Sunderland
- Reading
- Swindon
- Northampton
- Kingston-upon-Hull
- Cannock Chase
Have your say
You must sign in to make a comment