Whilst the Renters Reform Bill passed its second reading, it appears that the Government has effectively shelved its progress...

The Master of the Rolls announced the end of the arrangements, including for reviews etc. from 1 November 2021 stating (in part): “On 17...

On 1 October 2021, the periods of notice required for both s.8 and s.21 notices will return to those that applied before any of the...

Landlords may recall that a new notice under s.8 of the Housing Act 1988 came into force on 1 June 2020, which in the case of grounds 8,...

The government has just announced the eviction ban is to be lifted from 1 June 2021 and 4 months' notice periods will apply in most...

The cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has today (31.03.21) published a report urging Government action on...

The present bar on evictions in place until 31 March 2021 has been further extended until 31 May 2021. The existing exceptions will...

The powers that be have decided to increase the retirement age for judges to 75, in part to deal with a shortage. The Government bulletin...

There are new forms N5 and N119 to incorporate amendments to the statement of truth (made long ago). The N5 can be found here and the...

In Part 1 of this topic, we looked at the “accelerated procedure” for possession claims, used where a landlord seeks only a possession...

The ban on evictions, subject to exceptions has now (14.02.21) been extended to 31 March 2021. (see https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...

Case update from the High Court: Trinity House v Prescott & anr [2021] EWHC 283 (QB) (11.02.21) The right to enforce by warrant a...

Many landlords are very familiar with “the s.21 procedure” but here’s a reminder anyway (subject to restrictions on enforcement due to...

The query below concerned the position where there was a joint tenancy, one of the tenants moved out but the other still living in the...