Recording statistics for May

Here are the number of various document types recorded in May 2015 compared to the numbers from the same month last year:

Deeds: There was a 12% decline in the number of deeds recorded, dropping from 572 in May 2014 to 502 in May 2015.

Mortgages: There was a 24% increase in the number of mortgages, rising from 722 in May 2014 to 895 in May 2015.

Foreclosure Deeds: There as a 100% increase in the number of foreclosure deeds, rising from 12 in May 2014 to 24 in May 2015.

Orders of Notice: There was a 7% increase in the number of orders of notice, rising from 29 in May 2014 to 31 in May 2015.

Total Documents: There was a 4% increase in the total number of documents recorded, rising from 4464 in May 2014 to 4643 in May 2015.