Important – Eviction Proceedings during the current coronavirus crisis

Many people will have heard about a so called 'eviction ban' being imposed by the Government for a period of 3 months. Unfortunately, this is being misunderstood by many, landlords and tenants alike, as being a complete ban on all activities that are 'eviction' related. In a nutshell the following is currently the case:

- From 26th March 2020, all notices, whether they be a section 21 notice requiring possession or section 8 notice seeking possession, will need to be for a minimum of three months.

- The Government have stated that there will be a suspension of all possession proceedings for a 90 day period from 27th March 2020

- Possession claims already submitted to court prior to 26th March 2020 will not go ahead until after the 90 day period is up.

- Possession claims for which there are hearing dates already in place, will be adjourned to a date after the expiration of 90 days from 26th March 2020.

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