Mediation might be the solution to s8 and s21 Possession Claims avoiding court hearings things Ministry of Justice
06 Jan 2020 The Ministry is to trial a 6.5-month outsourced possession mediation services pilot. The MoJ said it was “looking to procure and pilot a dedicated mediation service to engage with possession claims as they progress through court, and facilitate settlement...Bailiff evictions back on for ’severe’ rent arrears
17 Nov 2020 There’s been a further tweak to the eviction controls introduced in England for the duration of the lockdown, lasting until December 2. There has been substantial publicity for what is effectively a ban on evictions, which followed a letter from government...Latest eviction change: Six months notice and no Christmas evictions
11 Sep 2020 The latest announcement from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick suggests the eviction ban WILL end at last on September 20. However, more concessions have been made with a commitment from the government not to stage evictions over the Christmas period in...Nightingale Courts will tackle eviction cases when ban ends
03 Aug 2020 The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a series of so-called Nightingale Courts – the justice system’s version of the much-praised Nightingale Hospitals. These are to be at...Landlords and Agents Beware BTL Cannabis Farms
03 Aug 2020 A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is being used as a cannabis farm. Hägen Wolf says the lockdown has seen a proliferation of cannabis farms being created, with...Eviction ban ends 23rd August – will not be extended Government confirms
06 Jul 2020 The government has confirmed that it will not extend the ban on landlords evicting renters beyond 23 August. Renters across England and Wales received greater protection last month after the government extended the suspension of new...The NRLA slams Generation Rent for scaremongering tenants
01 Jul 2020 Generation Rent has been criticised for claiming that homelessness could treble this year unless the government acts to help private renters. The analysis it has produced today wrongly assumes that landlords are doing nothing to support tenants to stay in...Baroness Kennedy set to create misery for landlords
01 Jul 2020 A pro-tenant campaign group has this morning kicked off its campaign to have the eviction ban – already extended until late August – extended further or even made permanent. Generation Rent, with a new leader in the form of ex-Labour peer...Act now on possessions to minimise court delays, warns law firm
24 Jun 2020 Landlords or their agents wanting to obtain possession of their property should act sooner rather than later despite the current ban. That’s the advice of property dispute lawyers at Irwin Mitchell, who are concerned at the backlog of possession court...Download free booklet Landlords: Get £15,000 for doing nothing
