Comparability

Comparability - geographical

Statistics of forced sales of real property are also compiled in other countries, but no system has been established for these by Eurostat or others as it has been done for other short-term statistics. Since there are no regulations governing this domain, Statistics Denmark and other national statistical offices are free to decide on the method of recording as well as counting unit. It is particularly important to pay attention to this if you want to compare statistics across national borders.

Comparability over time

During the lockdown in Denmark in spring 2020, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of announcement of forced sales in the respective period was characterized by increased uncertainty.

The closure of the courts, including the bailiffs who handle and announce forced sales in the Danish Official Gazette, from which Statistics Denmark receives data, meant that only the most urgent cases was dealt with in the period from march the 13th to April the 27th 2020. This meant that during the period, the number of announcements of forced sales was underestimated, regarding to what would have been announced under normal circumstances. Furthermore it has caused an increase in the number of announcement of forced sales after the reopening of the courts, due to some lag. This meant that the number of announcements in May 2020 layed above the level of announcement that had been experienced in some time before the closure, where the number of forced sales had been rather stable for a longer period.

With the transition from manual to digital recording in connection with the publication of the figures for January 2018, minor shifts may occur internally between the numbers of forced sales within the individual property categories.

Due to the Structural reform in 2007, there is a geographical breach of data. In addition, the property categories: business properties, industrial properties and warehouses, not stated type of housing, non-active farms and other built-up sites are not continuous for the entire life of this set of statistics.

From the beginning of these statistics in 1979, it is possible to compare the property categories at the following level:

• Agricultural properties
• One-family houses
• Owner-occupied flats
• Summer houses
• Properties with two or more flats
• Combined residential and business properties
• Building sites

Coherence - cross domain

Annual statistics for requested forced sales and forced sales carried through, broken down by judicial district are available at the home page of Courts of Denmark Danmarks Domstole

At iTvang.dk you will find topical statistics of the number of properties subject to forced sale, including the number put up for public sale for the first time and second time, broken down by type of housing.

Coherence - internal

Not relevant for this statistics.