Webb, Steven; Wilcox, Steve - In: Fiscal Studies 13 (1992) 1, pp. 71-88
In recent years there has been a dramatic growth both in the number of homes being repossessed and in the number of families with substantial mortgage arrears. In 1980 around 3,500 homes were repossessd. In 1990 that figure had risen more than tenfold to 44,000, and it is likely to have risen to...