Possession notices During COVID19
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jenrick-extends-ban-on-evictions-and-notice-periods
The regulations which make the changes for increasing the length of notice to six months in England have been published. As from 29th August the minimum notice period for seeking possession will be six months by default, and will be in place until 31 March 2021.
However, Regulations published on Friday 28th Aug 2020 mean that landlords will only need to give tenants who have committed anti-social behaviour, four weeks’ notice of their intention to repossess a property.
Those who have committed acts of domestic violence will only need to be given two weeks’ notice.
So the notice has become extremely complicated and varies according to which ground you seek possession on.
David Smith, who is a lawyer, has written a great article which clears up some of the confusion:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ever-moving-target-changes-notice-periods-private-tenancies-smith/
Landlords are urged to seek legal advice if they are considering serving notice.
Government issued guidance can be found on www.gov.uk in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) section, and new updates can be found under Announcements.
Landlords are urged to visit this website to ensure they keep up to date with announcements and the latest guidance as it is revised.
