{"id":7919,"date":"2020-07-21T08:13:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T08:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/?p=7919"},"modified":"2020-07-21T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T11:09:09","slug":"important-legal-update-temporary-amendment-to-civil-procedure-rules-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/important-legal-update-temporary-amendment-to-civil-procedure-rules-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Legal Update: Temporary amendment to Civil Procedure Rules 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LfL-Act-now-03.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7920 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LfL-Act-now-03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LfL-Act-now-03.png 945w, https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LfL-Act-now-03-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LfL-Act-now-03-768x455.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA temporary amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 has been announced to manage the resumption of possession proceedings when the &#8220;moratorium evictions&#8221; ends on 23 August 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The changes to the usual possession proceedings process mean you&#8217;ll need to be prepared, providing a reactivation notice to the court and tenant.<\/p>\n<h4>What&#8217;s changed?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Landlords must notify the Court and tenant in writing that they wish to proceed with their stayed eviction claim by sending a reactivation notice.<\/li>\n<li>Landlords must provide relevant information about the tenant\u2019s circumstances to allow the Court to have regard to the tenant\u2019s vulnerability, disability etc.<\/li>\n<li>The standard period between issue of a claim form and hearing (usually no more than eight weeks) will be suspended to spread out hearings appropriately with regard to court capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the full notice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2020\/751\/pdfs\/uksiem_20200751_en.pdf\">here<\/a>. The temporary amendment will apply in England and Wales until 28 March 2021, although the changes may be reviewed before then.<\/p>\n<h4>If you need advice on how to proceed, contact our legal team now.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A temporary amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 has been announced to manage the resumption of possession proceedings when the &#8220;moratorium evictions&#8221; ends on 23 August 2020. The changes to the usual possession proceedings process mean you&#8217;ll need to be prepared, providing a reactivation notice to the court and tenant. What&#8217;s changed? 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