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Extension on the ban for commercial premises evictions
On 5th June 2020, the government announced that it would extend the suspension of new evictions until 23rd August 2020.
Whilst the main thrust of the government’s announcement on the face of it related to protecting tenants in residential properties, the extension also applies to landlords and tenants of commercial properties.
The extended ban is in addition to the provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020, which themselves curtail a landlord’s ability to regain possession of the commercial property (please see previous article A ban on possession proceedings involving commercial property).
The extension on the ban of evictions will come into force via an amendment to Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR) (pursuant to The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (SI 2020/582)).
On 25th June 2020 a new, temporary rule will be inserted in Part 55, to provide that possession proceedings and enforcement proceedings by way of a writ or a warrant for possession are stayed until 23rd August 2020 – rather than an extension of Practice Direction 51Z which was itself put in place to ensure that during the Coronavirus pandemic enforcement of orders are carried out so as not to endanger public health.
Tenants are still liable for their rent and should pay this as usual.
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