A new practice direction has been added to the Civil Procedure rules. It is Practice Direction 51Z[1]. The new practice direction is effective from 27.03.20. It applies to most private sector possession claims. The effect of the practice direction is that all new and existing tenant eviction possession claims are stayed for at last 90…
Latest Developments The Coronavirus Act 2020[1] is now in force. Private landlords, in most cases, now need to give three months notice before commencing possession claims to evict tenants. Three months notice is required irrespective of the reason for the eviction. The new notice periods apply in England and Wales. New prescribed forms apply in…
On 08.03.20 the government announced a “radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus.” The package is to include emergency legislation to suspend new evictions. The announcement says that there would be no new possession proceedings started during the crisis, or for at least 3 months. At the end of 3…
