Renters have faced increasing difficulties when securing property during 2021. The change in competition has occurred as the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold of the UK, its economy and societal changes. For many renters, their attitudes have shifted regarding where they want to live. This adjustment has reduced the availability of rental properties…
Background: There is a new court practice direction dealing with the processing of tenant eviction claims called Practice Direction 55C. The new practice direction is a temporary modification to the procedural rules, it commences at the end of the current suspension of tenant eviction claims on 23.08.20 and ends on 28.03.21. The practice direction is…
Tenant Eviction – Advice for Landlords We now have Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advice for Landlords and Tenants[1] from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. So we consider how this impacts tenant eviction below. This is “Non-statutory Advice for landlords and tenants in the private and social rented sectors on: Measures relating to notices seeking…
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…
In this note, we consider the situation where there is an issue with a tenancy deposit; and that issue spans more than one tenancy. Where the deposit has not been correctly protected and/or the prescribed information has not been provided to the tenant in accordance with the rules, the court must order that the landlord…
