Question reference: S5W-34744
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 22 January 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
Answer
Amending Regulations were made to the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 today. These Regulations prohibit mortgage repossession evictions from taking place in Level 3 and 4 areas from 23 January 2021.
This change will ensure mortgage repossessions cannot be executed within an area under level 3 or 4 restrictions. These provisions will provide home owners with similar protection as those in the rented housing sector. The key purpose in stopping mortgage repossessions at this time is to prevent households becoming at risk of homelessness and being forced to enter (possibly multiple) other households at a time when household mixing is otherwise prohibited.
The Regulations have been published at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/35/contents/made.