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<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&data=04%7C01%7CHannah.Settle%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca261241dcc80462e5bc308d88ba2695c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637412876945478908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=QQ4VBKSPRfGUJhGfaY%2F3yz8JNStgRvM5%2Fji0MrUEg%2B0%3D&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&data=04%7C01%7CHannah.Settle%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca261241dcc80462e5bc308d88ba2695c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637412876945478908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=FDAojcqbCi4awJKdTxDmGbtLwNFiNv%2FTObgyhT%2Bz%2FkI%3D&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>
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