In the UK government’s policy paper which was released on 4 th August 2021, it was confirmed that legislation mandating arbitration for the resolution of disputes around COVID-19 rent arrears should be in place this session i.e prior to the end of...

On the 12 May 2021, the Government announced that the moratorium on residential evictions during lockdown was to end on 31 May 2021.  Courts are continuing to prioritise the most serious cases, such as those involving domestic violence, false...

Further to our article on 25 June 2020 in which we confirmed that the eviction moratorium was due to come to an end on 23 August, many landlords will now be aware that in an 11 th hour U-turn this ban has been extended for a further 4 weeks until 20...

The news that many landlords had been worried about was confirmed on 5 June.  The eviction moratorium has been extended. The Coronavirus Act originally imposed a stay of 3 months to all new and existing possession claims . This was due to finish...