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Information about legal aid available for people facing the loss of their home.
Guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in England.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
Guidance for landlords who wish to gain possession of their property.
Renters across England and Wales will receive greater protection after the government extended the suspension of new evictions until 23 August.
Guidance for creditors of a debt that has been placed in a ‘breathing space’.
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Sorting out commercial rent debts will be key to enabling businesses to plan ahead with certainty and build back better from the pandemic.
This report presents official statistics on mortgage and landlord possession statistics in England and Wales for July to September 2014.
The ban on evictions extended for another 4 weeks and new 6 month notice periods to be in place until at least 31 March 2021.
Tenants can use this form to tell the court why they have rent arrears and if they disagree with what their landlord has put on the ‘claim for possession’ form.
Commercial tenants will be protected from the risk of eviction until the end of 2020 helping businesses to protect jobs.
New code provides support to shops and local firms planning their future recovery with their landlord.
Business owners affected by the pandemic will be protected from eviction until the end of March 2021.
Renters will be protected during the national restrictions, with no bailiff enforcement action.
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