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14 May 2021
Issue: 7932 / Categories: Legal News , Civil way , Procedure & practice , Landlord&tenant
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NLJ this week: Landlords lament amendments

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Amendments made to the assured tenancies and agricultural occupancies regulations are unlikely to be music to the ears of landlords, writes NLJ columnist Stephen Gold in this week’s ‘Civil way’.

The amendments confirm that the form seeking possession in an assured tenancy should not be served due to the debt respite moratoria—an unwelcome development for landlords ‘who have just served in blissful ignorance and prefer not to be kicked when they are down’.

See here for more Gold.

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