BREAKING: Government reveals evictions ban relaxation roadmap

Housing minister says bailiff evictions can restart on 1st June along with a raft of other changes to the current repossession restrictions.

Landlords waiting for the evictions ban to end have learnt that the government has revealed bailiffs will be able to restart their work from 1^st June.

The announcement is part of a raft of changes to the evictions ban that are part of the government’s roadmap to normality for England and Wales and will see evictions restrictions being wound down.

Bailiffs re-starting will coincide with a reduction in the Section 8 eviction notice period landlords must give to tenants from the current six months to four months, including for Section 21 evictions – a significant concession to the industry, which had expected that Section 21 would be left out of any deal.

Notice periods will then return to ‘normal’ on 1st October, so between two weeks and two months depending on the grounds being claimed.

SERIOUS ARREARS

Also, on 31^st May the ‘serious arrears’ grounds period will be reduced from six months to four months, enabling landlords to begin proceeding earlier, with a further reduction expected in August.

Housing minister Christopher Pincher, who signed off the legislative changes, says: “As COVID restrictions are eased in line with the Roadmap out of lockdown, we will ensure tenants continue to be supported with longer notice periods, while also balancing the need for landlords to access justice.

“Crucial financial support also remains in place including the furlough scheme and uplift to Universal Credit.”

Source: thenegotiator.co.uk

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