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Evictions ban to be extended for ANOTHER six weeks, says housing secretary
Robert Jenrick says ban on bailiff evictions in England to be extended until February 21st and possibly beyond.
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Scotland extends evictions ban till March – will Boris follow suit?
Scottish housing minister says extended ban is designed to reduce burden on local authorities and curtail the spread of Covid.
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New eviction hurdles causing significant court delays, claims expert
Paul Shamplina says the Review Hearings brought in by the government recently are proving to be a big hurdle for agents and landlords to leap.
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‘Further blow’: Government tightens evictions rules until 11th January
Ministers now tell High Court bailiffs to down tools, leaving agents and landlords with very few options unless a tenant is more than a year behind in rent.
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Housing minister reveals dates for Christmas bailiff evictions truce
Minister Chris Pincher reveals dates in response to a written evictions question from Liberal Democrat Richmond MP Sarah Olney.
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Evictions firm to offer landlords and agents £100 mediation service to avoid court
Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme have joined forces to stop disputes over unpaid rent ending up in court, where they could wait 18 months to be resolved it is claimed.
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Landlords welcome ‘balanced’ re-start of evictions as tenants talk of betrayal
The NRLA says both sides need more financial help, but Generation Rent claims 55,000 face losing their homes as possession hearings restart, albeit in a limited way.
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Treatment of landlords during Covid is ‘not what you’d expect from Tories’
Leading Conservative peer says she applauds the way the blanket Covid evictions ban has protected tenants, but says landlords are being treated unfairly.
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‘Don’t U-turn on possession hearings again’, letting agents tell government
Trade association has written to the housing minister to make the case for possession hearing re-starting on Monday.
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EVICTIONS: Letting agents must now give six months’ notice of evictions until 30th March 2021 in Wales
Housing minister says tenants can be given shorter notice periods but only if they are involved in anti-social behaviour or domestic violence.
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