The current ban on bailiff-enforced evictions will end on Monday 31 May and on the following day 1 June, notice periods in England that are currently 6 months, will reduce to at least 4 months.

Notice periods for the most serious cases will remain lower:

• anti-social behaviour (immediate to 4 weeks’ notice)
• domestic abuse in the social sector (2 to 4 weeks’ notice)
• false statement (2 to 4 weeks’ notice)
• over 4 months’ accumulated rent arrears (4 weeks’ notice)
• breach of immigration rules ‘Right to Rent’ (2 weeks’ notice)
• death of a tenant (2 months’ notice)

Looking beyond this date, on 1 August notice periods for cases where there is less than four months’ of unpaid rent, will change to 2 months’ notice.

Landlord and tenant guidance has been updated to reflect these changes.

Measures are being adopted as part of a phased approach and longer notice periods will remain in place until at least October.

Propertymark continues to call for more UK Government support for COVID-related rent arrears in England.