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This will require the Lord Chancellor to inform the High Court Enforcement Officers’ Association of the suspension, who will in turn instruct its bailiff members to adhere to the ‘truce period’.
A similar action was taken last year during the pandemic peak, acting as an extension of the already long running eviction ban. There was a lot of support for this action last year, but there are questions if it is required this year beyond the political appeal.
The questions arise from the Ministry of Justice reports showing a continuous decline in private rental possessions, and a praising of both letting agents and private landlords for openly communicating with tenants who have been affected by Brexit and the pandemic.
The MoJ report shows that landlord possession claim orders, warrants and repossessions by bailiffs have decreased by 64, 75, 69 and 35% each quarter, keeping the claims at a lower percentage than pre pandemic rates.
A private rental sector reform is still due, with actions like the abolishment of the Section 21 process being promised by the government and the London Mayor has also expressed his plan to control private rents in London.
What affect all these future actions will have on the London rental market we will have to wait and see, but for now the numbers show Tenants and Landlords have never been on more agreeable terms.
Written by Toby Dawson
