Briefing: Protecting Private Renters from Covid-evictions

By: Ami McCarthy
Published: August 2020

Briefing: Protecting Private Renters from Covid-evictions.

The Government today announced a further extension of four weeks to the ban on evictions which has been in place since March due to the Covid pandemic, alongside extending notice periods to six-months. This briefing sets out what the Government must do in this extra time to protect thousands of renters from eviction when the suspension does come to an end.