To protect against Coronavirus transmission, the Welsh Government has passed further regulations; The Public Health (Protection from Eviction) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (‘the Regulations’) which extends the temporary eviction ban in Wales. No eviction notices can be served on residential tenants nor can bailiffs execute warrants of possession of land from the 11 January 2021 […]

Eviction Ban Extended in England until 21 February 2021. On 8 January 2021 the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick MP, announced a further extension to the restrictions on evictions for private renters in England which comes into force on 11 January 2021.  The current restrictions were due to end on 11 January 2021, however, the new […]

To protect against Coronavirus transmission, the Welsh Government has passed The Public Health (Protection from Eviction) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (‘the Regulations’) which introduce a temporary eviction ban in Wales. No notices of eviction by a bailiff eviction notices can be served on residential tenants nor can bailiffs possession orders from11 December 2020 until 11 January 2021 […]

To protect against Coronavirus transmission, the Government has passed The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020 (‘the Regulations’) which introduce a new temporary eviction ban which applies to England only.  No eviction notices can be served on residential tenants nor can bailiffs execute warrants of possession of land from the 17 […]

On 29 August 2020 the Government enacted The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020. The notice periods required to be given under Section 8 and 21 Notices has been extended as detailed below. Section 21 – 6 months notice in all cases. The period in which possession proceedings may be brought […]

Code of Practice to Guide Commercial Landlord and Tenants During COVID-19 Crisis – Commercial Rent Arrears The UK government has published a temporary Code of Practice with the aim of encouraging fair and transparent discussions between commercial landlords and tenants during the COVID-19 crisis concerning rental payments and arrears, and promoting a spirit of collaboration rather than […]

Reasonable Recipient Test Applies to Eviction Notices The Court of Appeal (Pease v Carter & Anr [2020] EWCA Civ 175) has held that the reasonable recipient test applies to eviction notices. The background to the case is that on 7th November 2018 the landlord served Notices of Proceedings for Possession under s.8 Housing Act 1988 […]

How to Evict Trespassers It is important that those who own property and land are aware of the eviction process should their rights over their land be infringed by trespassers, whether the land is open land, a commercial, or residential premises. Trespassers are commonly referred to as ‘squatters’, but the proper legal term for squatter […]

Ban on Evictions Set to End on 23 August 2020 On 01 July 2020 Parliament confirmed the current suspension of evictions will end on 23 August 2020 and the courts will start hearing possession claims on 24 August 2020. This will be a relief to many landlords who are waiting to enforce possession orders already […]