Repossession cases backlog worsens

A BACKLOG of home repossession cases before the High Court has led to an eight-week delay for future hearings, the longest waiting period for such cases.

Up to 64 repossession cases were listed for hearing yesterday, exactly half of which related to subprime lender, Start Mortgages.

The next available date for adjourned repossession order cases granted by Judge Brian McGovern yesterday was April 26. The judge said an earlier date in April was “getting quite crowded.”