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MHCLG Official Statement - Suspension of new evictions until 23 August

MHCLG Official Statement - Suspension of new evictions until 23 August

MHCLG Official Statement - Suspension of new evictions until 23 August

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government have announced they are suspending new evictions across England and Wales until 23 August 2020.

You can read their official statement below:

 

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Official Statement:

  • Suspension of evictions from social or private rented accommodation extended by 2 months.
  • New court rules will ensure vulnerable renters will be protected when the suspension of evictions ends.
  • Government committed to ensuring that no one is evicted from their home this summer due to coronavirus.

The extension announced by the Housing Secretary takes the moratorium on evictions to a total of 5 months to ensure that renters continue to have certainty and security.

Ministers are also working with the judiciary, legal representatives and the advice sector on arrangements, including new rules, which will mean that courts are better able to address the need for appropriate protection of all parties, including those shielding from coronavirus. 

This is to ensure that judges have all the information necessary to make just decisions and that the most vulnerable tenants can get the help they need.

Where tenants do experience financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic, the government is clear that landlords and tenants should work together and exhaust all possible options – such as flexible payment plans which take into account a tenant’s individual circumstances – to ensure cases only end up in court as an absolute last resort.

Over the coming weeks, the government is taking careful steps to ease lockdown measures, alongside decisive steps already taken to unlock the housing market so people can move if they need to – for example where they may need to move for work or for family reasons.

While the government is taking unprecedented action to protect tenants and landlords during these times, the ultimate ambition is to transition out of these measures at the end of August to allow the market to operate while ensuring people have appropriate access to justice.

Further details can be found here.

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