Were ‘Review Dates’ an Effective Part of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Housing Possession Cases in England and Wales? Views from the Frontline: Part 2
Were ‘Review Dates’ an Effective Part of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Housing Possession Cases in England and Wales? Views from the Frontline: Part 2
This article is the second part of an article that offers an assessment of one aspect of the court system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in housing possession cases in England and Wales, namely, the Review or ‘R date’. Drawing on data supplied by those at the forefront of the arrears and possessions process, both parts offer a snapshot of an extraordinary period of turmoil and change. Measures that would previously have been considered unthinkable were introduced with uncharacteristic speed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures such as the imposition of a stay on all possession hearings, a ban on bailiff enforced evictions (other than in the most serious cases), extended notice periods for tenants, and moratorium on the enforcement of mortgage possession proceedings, although mortgagees were still permitted to seek a possession order.
This first article set out the methodology of the project, the arrangements for possession claims under the new rules known as the ‘Overall Arrangements’ (OA) and evaluated the effectiveness of the R date procedure. This second part exams the extent to which the R date achieved the objectives set out for it and provides recommendations and priorities for research.
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Whitehouse, Lisa
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1 May 2022
Whitehouse, Lisa
133227ed-ce6e-45f3-a591-69de56e4f535
Whitehouse, Lisa
(2022)
Were ‘Review Dates’ an Effective Part of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Housing Possession Cases in England and Wales? Views from the Frontline: Part 2.
Journal of Housing Law, 25 (3), .
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This article is the second part of an article that offers an assessment of one aspect of the court system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in housing possession cases in England and Wales, namely, the Review or ‘R date’. Drawing on data supplied by those at the forefront of the arrears and possessions process, both parts offer a snapshot of an extraordinary period of turmoil and change. Measures that would previously have been considered unthinkable were introduced with uncharacteristic speed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures such as the imposition of a stay on all possession hearings, a ban on bailiff enforced evictions (other than in the most serious cases), extended notice periods for tenants, and moratorium on the enforcement of mortgage possession proceedings, although mortgagees were still permitted to seek a possession order.
This first article set out the methodology of the project, the arrangements for possession claims under the new rules known as the ‘Overall Arrangements’ (OA) and evaluated the effectiveness of the R date procedure. This second part exams the extent to which the R date achieved the objectives set out for it and provides recommendations and priorities for research.
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Accepted/In Press date: 20 January 2022
Published date: 1 May 2022
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/457369
ISSN: 1368-6542
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