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Bailiff eviction figures paint ‘grim’ picture
After a Covid-related stay on evictions, the number of rental property bailiff-enforced repossessions is now back to pre-Covid levels. Government figures show that in England there…
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Bailiff eviction ban extended to March
Enforced evictions by bailiffs will now be stayed until at least March 31. Extension of the current ban on bailiff evictions was announced by Housing…
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New restrictions leave housing market open
Latest Covid restrictions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have left the property and lettings markets largely untouched, for now at least. The general…
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Wales puts hold on Christmas evictions
Emergency legislation in Wales has blocked private and social sector tenant evictions before 11 January 2020. ‘We have taken action to protect public health and…
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‘Vital’ for landlords to be able to recover property
It is vital for the future supply of good quality rented housing that abolition of section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions is accompanied by an assurance…
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No eviction enforcement until January next year
Courts in England will remain open during the latest national lockdown, but evictions will not be enforced until 11 January 2021 ‘at the earliest’. There…
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Government backtracks (a little) on eviction notice periods
Backtracking a little on initial indications of how an extension of the ban on tenant evictions in England would work, the Government has cut the…
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Scotland extends eviction ban, but adds tenant support fund
Scotland has extended its ban on tenant evictions until March 2021. The move had been telegraphed by ministers and came as no great shock. More…
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Fury at evictions ban extension, calls for help from all sides
Furore has continued over the Government’s last minute and unheralded change of heart over tenant evictions. A ban on evictions had been due to end…
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Ban on eviction ignores anti-social problems
A blanket ban on evictions that allows ‘won’t pay’ tenants to build up arrears and anti-social behaviour to continue is ‘a kick in the stomach’…