The government has announced that landlords will have to give six months’ notice if they wish to evict tenants who are struggling to pay their rent during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has also extended the ban on evictions until 21 September. The six-month notice rule will apply in all cases except those involving serious issues
The ban on private tenant evictions introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic has been extended by a further four weeks to 20th September 2020. This brings the overall moratorium to almost six months. From that date, assuming that there is no further extension, landlords can again take court action to repossess a rented home. Letting
Now that the June quarter day is upon us many landlords with tenants in arrears have been waiting for further announcements. The government has now announced that it will be extending the moratorium on forfeiture and the restrictions on issuing statutory demands and winding up petitions for non payment of rent from 30 June until 30
As we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel of the COVID-19 crisis, planning for a return to a “new normal” is key to ensuring a fluid transition for your staff and students. In the document below we have highlighted some common questions which have arisen for our clients in the private school sector. Download
The global outbreak of COVID-19 left many Brits in a difficult position due to travel plans being disrupted or cancelled. A disruption of this scale has never before been experienced by our travel industry, and some have commented that COVID-19 makes the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic cloud in 2010 seem like a walk
The small claims process provides litigants with a procedure that can be used to bring low value claims. It is important to be aware that whilst the “small claims court” is often referred to, there is in fact no separate court for small claims. Instead, “small claims court” is used to describe the procedure that
Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has announced that the Government’s ban on eviction proceedings will be extended until 23rd August 2020. This is a two month extension which brings the moratorium on evictions to five months in total. Mr Jenrick tweeted “Eviction hearings will not be heard in courts until the end of August & nobody
Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, remote hearings in England and Wales were few and far between and the vast majority of hearings (whether civil, criminal or family) were heard face-to-face in court rooms up and down the country. This was the case whether the court was dealing with a short 10 minute possession claim,
The Coronavirus Act 2020 and introduction of a new practice direction in the court has had the effect of (i) increasing the notice period under s21 and s8 possession claims to three months (see Schedule 29 of Coronavirus Act 2020); and (ii) staying all possession claims (see paragraph 2 of CPR PD 51Z). In practice,
Protection from possible eviction has been a major concern for vulnerable tenants throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government previously announced that from 26 March 2020, under the Coronavirus Act 2020, landlords would have to give tenants 3 months’ notice if they intend to bring eviction proceedings. This buffer period will apply until 30 September 2020