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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-11-16more like thismore than 2020-11-16
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Council Housing: Evictions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on banning the eviction of people living in local authority housing during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown. more like this
tabling member constituency Erith and Thamesmead more like this
tabling member printed
Abena Oppong-Asare more like this
uin 115840 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-11-19more like thismore than 2020-11-19
answer text <p>On 16 November we changed the law in England to ensure bailiffs do not enforce evictions over this period of national restrictions or the Christmas period. This means that no eviction notices may be served until 11 January and, given the 14 day notice period required, no evictions are expected until 25 January at the earliest. The only exceptions to this are for the most serious cases, such as anti-social behaviour and perpetrators of domestic abuse in social housing.</p><p>Guidance for landlords, including local authority landlords, is published at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHannah.Settle%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca261241dcc80462e5bc308d88ba2695c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637412876945478908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=QQ4VBKSPRfGUJhGfaY%2F3yz8JNStgRvM5%2Fji0MrUEg%2B0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities</a>.</p><p>Guidance for social landlords on understanding the possession action process is published at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Funderstanding-the-possession-action-process-guidance-for-landlords-and-tenants&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHannah.Settle%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca261241dcc80462e5bc308d88ba2695c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637412876945478908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=FDAojcqbCi4awJKdTxDmGbtLwNFiNv%2FTObgyhT%2Bz%2FkI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-the-possession-action-process-guidance-for-landlords-and-tenants</a>.</p><p>We will aim to provide further guidance regarding the operation of the exemptions shortly.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Tamworth more like this
answering member printed Christopher Pincher more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-11-19T17:01:18.537Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-19T17:01:18.537Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Christopher Pincher more like this
tabling member
4820
label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare more like this