This applies to England

Ban on evictions to be extended once again.

We published in January the Government had issued The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Evictions) (England) Regulations 2021. These regulations prevented a writ or warrant being executed for possession of a property or delivering a notice of eviction at the property from the 11 January 2021 to 21 February 2021. This meant by the time the tenant is given 14 days’ notice of eviction, the earliest an eviction will take place is 8 March.

The Housing secretary Mr Robert Jenrick has announced this is set to be extended by a further six weeks, with a view of ending at the end of March for all but the most serious cases.

We will release an update once further regulations and guidance has been released.

Wales have said the eviction ban will stay in place till the end of March