CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
From 29 September 2020, most housing association tenants in Wales are entitled to 6 months’ notice before their landlord can start court action to evict them. This includes assured and assured shorthold (starter) tenants.
You can only be given a shorter notice in some limited cases. For example if the housing association have given you a notice on the grounds of antisocial behaviour.
What if I received an eviction notice from the housing association before the 29 September 2020?
The amount of notice you were entitled to depends on when you were given it :
- between 26 March 2020 and 23 July 2020 – you were entitled to 3 months notice
- between 24 July 2020 and 29 September 2020 – you were entitled to 6 months notice (unless the housing association gave the notice on the grounds of anti-social behaviour in which case it is 3 months).
Evictions take time. Your landlord can only start court action once your notice period ends.
If you have received a notice you should stay in your home. Try to continue to pay your rent if you can. Use the extra time the emergency laws have given you to try and get on top of things and if you are struggling to pay your rent, see our advice.
Court proceedings for eviction were suspended for a time but the courts have now been able to start to deal with evictions again. If you receive any letters from the court take a look at our advice on court proceedings to find out what happens next.