Stuart McMillan TOILING tenants are being encouraged to make use of a government support fund. Inverclyde MSP Stuart McMillan highlighted the £10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund during First Minister s Questions at Holyrood. It provides financial assistance to private and social sector tenants who are experiencing difficulties paying their rent because of Covid-19. Mr McMillan said: “These loans provide short term support that allows tenants to pay rent arrears that have arisen since January 2020 and/or pay up to three months of future rent payments. “I would like to encourage all of my constituents to make sure they’re receiving the support they’re entitled to, and to apply for housing benefit or discretionary housing payments if they’re facing longstanding arrears.
A ban on evicting a tenant has been in force for a large chunk of the pandemic and so it is perhaps no surprise that it has extended once again with the latest restrictions.
Landlords amd tenants have been told that the ban on evictions has been extended once more after Boris Johnson announced the latest lockdown.
A ban on evicting a tenant has been in force for a large chunk of the pandemic and so it is perhaps no surprise that it has extended once again with the latest restrictions.
The ban was brought in to protect tenants who have been hit by a loss of income as a result of coronavirus.
A ban on evictions has been extended until March following the latest lockdown
Mark Hayward, of the estate agency body Propertymark, said: In light of the recent lockdown, it is no surprise the Government has made this announcement.