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Three property repossessions Three warrants to evict people in breach of previous orders In January, the Government extended a ban on evictions – put in place to stop renters becoming homeless during the coronavirus pandemic – until the end of March. But it had previously been lifted in September before being reinstated during the firebreak lockdown in late October. While landlords can still issue possession claims in court, bailiffs are not allowed to evict people under the ban except in certain cases, such as for anti-social behaviour. Across Wales, 219 repossession claims were lodged between October and December – up from 115 the previous three months.
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READING West MP Alok Sharma talks this week about plans to end rough sleeping. He writes; The Government is committed to ending rough sleeping in this Parliament and to fully enforcing the Homelessness Reduction Act. That is why we will be spending more than £750 million in 2021/22 to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. The Government has this week announced the allocation of a key element of this overall investment: £310 million in funding through the Homelessness Prevention Grant that will be made available to local authorities in 2021/22 to support them in delivering services to prevent and tackle homelessness.
LEGISLATION to further suspend evictions in Wales until the end of March will come into force from Monday (January 11). Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James, has announced an extension of the scheme to suspend evictions, from social and private rented accommodation which ran between December 11 and January 11 this year as part of its response to tackling the spread of coronavirus and protecting public health. The legislation introduced today will extend these measures to protect renters during the pandemic by preventing evictions except in cases of anti-social behaviour or domestic violence. Ms James said:“We are taking further action to protect public health and support Welsh tenants. This is an extremely difficult time for many people and renters should not be forced out of their homes, at a time when we are asking people to stay at home and when they will have less access to advice, support and alternative accommodation.”
Legislation to further suspend evictions comes into force from Monday
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Jan 9th, 2021
Legislation to further suspend evictions until the end of March will come into force from Monday 11 January, the minister for housing and Local Government has confirmed.
The Welsh Government had already agreed measures to suspend evictions, from social and private rented accommodation between December 11 and January 11 this year as part of its response to tackling the spread of Coronavirus and protect public health.
The legislation will extend these measures to protect renters during the pandemic by preventing evictions except in cases of anti-social behaviour or domestic violence.