United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 48439
Evictions: Coronavirus
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18 May 2020
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2 June 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether two months’ rent arrears will be grounds for mandatory possession as stated in Ground 8 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 after the ban on evictions due to the covid-
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18 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether two months’ rent arrears will be grounds for mandatory possession as stated in Ground 8 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 after the ban on evictions due to the covid-
Source: Commons
2 June 2020
Answer
Emergency legislation is now in place so that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict their tenants for at least a three-month period. The courts have also suspended housing possession proceedings. As a result of these measures, no tenant...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-18/48439
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1196439
- uk · wq-1196439 · source updated 2 June 2020