Stay on evictions now on a legal footing in England
A couple of months ago the Government announced that there would be a stay on evictions over the Christmas period in England and Wales. This period was and is defined as 11 December 2020 to 11 January 2021. Then when the Tier system came into place the Government...
Lockdown version 2 – the new health protection regulations
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 were laid before Parliament today. They can be found here. They are made under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. As in March the basis is the “you cannot leave your home...
Updated guidance regarding Coronavirus restrictions
The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government have been busy overnight and have now issued updated COVID-19 guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities and new guidance for understanding the possession action process in England and Wales. The...
Abandonment of a tenancy
This applies to England & Wales The Housing Act 1988 says that a tenancy can only be brought to an end by the landlord obtaining, and enforcing, a court order or “a surrender or other action on the part of the tenant”. Although the Housing and Planning Act...
No DSS Case – Tyler v Paul Carr
Back in 2016 Mr Stephen Tyler was involved in a traffic accident which physically and mentally affected his day to day life. Mr Tyler had become reliant of the use of a wheelchair and required daily personal care, which was mainly provided by his wife even though Mrs...
Consultation for Improving the Energy Performance of Privately Rented Homes in England and Wales
This applies to England and Wales. The Government want to improve the energy efficiency for private rented properties. The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard was introduced which meant from 1 April 2018 if a property had an energy efficiency rating of an F or a G it...
Serving notice on a tenant
This covers England and Wales In March the Coronavirus Act 2020 was introduced and Schedule 29 of the act amended the rules for landlords serving notice on tenants. The act extended the notice period for section 21 notices from 2 months to 3 months. In July, for...
Viewing a property and moving home
This applies to Wales The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regulations 2020 have been amended once again which confirms physical viewings can now be carried out for occupied as well as unoccupied properties. This includes vacant rooms in HMO’s and...
Procedures for possession
This applies to England and Wales The suspension of the courts hearing possession claims was due to come to an end on 25 June and was extended. The Practice Direction 51Z for the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) was initially issued on 27 March 2020 and suspended all Part...
Viewing a property and moving home during Covid 19
This applies to England On 21 May 2020 the guidance for people moving home was amended. People are now free to move home, however, they will need to adapt to the processes and procedures to help reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus. An initial viewing should...
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