Landlords and tenants: Government issues a new policy on ‘ringfencing’ rent debt accrued during the pandemic closures. 17th August 2021 On 4 August 2021, the UK Government updated their policy on supporting businesses with commercial rent debts. The Government says the aim is to ‘provide the breathing space needed’ for negotiations between tenants and
The government consultation: Commercial property and rent arrears through the pandemic As legal restrictions on the recovery of commercial rent arrears continue, the government has launched a consultation on whether to extend, remove or replace the measures. During the pandemic, emergency legislation was put into place to protect commercial tenants who were struggling to
Lockdown tensions: Settling ongoing neighbour disputes during the pandemic With many of us spending substantially more time at home, what were seemingly minor problems with neighbours might start becoming more of an issue than they were before. Neighbour disputes can arise from behaviour that we have previously ignored or not had time to address
Key issues for landlords and tenants in the UK in light of the Coronavirus Act 2020 A ban on residential evictions in England and Wales was put in place at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, extended until 20 September 2020. When the courts begin hearing eviction cases again, the most serious cases will
