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11 March 2021
Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Property , Landlord&tenant
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LNB news: Ban extended on commercial and bailiff-enforced evictions amid coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that it is extending the ban on commercial evictions to 30 June 2021, while the ban on bailiff-enforced evictions and the requirement to provide a six-month notice period to tenants before eviction have been extended until at least 31 May 2021 as a result of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Source: Further support for commercial and residential tenants

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 10 March 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

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