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Assessing the Court System's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Eviction Cases

评估法院系统在驱逐案件中对 COVID-19 大流行的反应

基本信息

批准号：
ES/W001861/1
负责人：
Lisa Whitehouse
金额：
$ 5.64万
依托单位：
University of Hull
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW001861%2F1
关键词：
Assessing Court System Response COVID

项目摘要

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on household debt evidenced in part by a significant increase in rent and mortgage arrears (Brady, 2020 and Wilson et al, 2021). In response, the landscape of eviction in England and Wales has changed fundamentally. Lenders, landlords, regulators and the court system have all introduced changes designed to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on households in an effort to assist them in keeping their homes, for now (see Wilson et al, 2021). With all legal claims for eviction halted until 20 September 2020, the resumption of legal proceedings has taken place under a new system known as the 'Overall Arrangements' which will operate from 20 September 2020 until 30 July 2021. In addition, a new 'Housing Possession Mediation Pilot Scheme', intended to run for six months, began on 1 February 2021. These initiatives are designed to increase opportunities for the parties to reach agreement and avoid the need for a substantive court hearing, thereby reducing the number of evictions and relieving pressure on the already overburdened court system. Given the temporary nature of these schemes, it is imperative that an assessment of their effectiveness is undertaken before the end of July 2021. This project will achieve that aim by collecting data from, among others, occupiers threatened with eviction and legal practitioners on the frontline of eviction cases. An analysis of that data will offer a unique insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household debt and home loss, how occupiers respond to and engage in the arrears process and the effectiveness of the new initiatives on handling possession cases. The findings of this project will contribute new knowledge to a range of academic disciplines including law, business, economics, and psychology. By working closely with key stakeholders, including housing providers, legal practitioners and the Ministry of Justice, it will also give rise to knowledge exchange and impact. It will, in particular, inform urgent policy decisions regarding both the current and future development of the eviction process and thereby assist some households in their attempts to avoid losing their home.

新冠肺炎大流行对家庭债务产生了深远的影响，部分证据是租金和抵押贷款拖欠大幅增加(Brady，2020年和威尔逊等人，2021年)。作为回应，英格兰和威尔士的驱逐格局发生了根本性的变化。贷款人、房东、监管机构和法院系统都推出了旨在减轻疫情对家庭的影响的改革措施，以努力帮助他们暂时保住自己的住房(见Wilson等人，2021年)。由于在2020年9月20日之前停止了所有合法的驱逐要求，法律程序的恢复是在一个被称为“总体安排”的新制度下进行的，该制度将从2020年9月20日起至2021年7月30日止。此外，一项新的“置业调解试验计划”已于2021年2月1日展开，为期六个月。这些举措旨在增加各方达成协议的机会，避免举行实质性法庭听证会，从而减少驱逐的次数，减轻本已不堪重负的法院系统的压力。鉴于这些计划的临时性，必须在2021年7月底之前对其有效性进行评估。除其他外，该项目将通过收集面临驱逐威胁的占领者和在驱逐案件第一线的法律从业人员的数据来实现这一目标。对这些数据的分析将提供一个独特的视角，了解新冠肺炎大流行病对家庭债务和房屋损失的影响，居住者如何应对和参与欠款过程，以及处理占有案件的新举措的有效性。这个项目的发现将为包括法律、商业、经济学和心理学在内的一系列学术学科贡献新的知识。通过与包括住房提供者、法律从业者和司法部在内的主要利益攸关方密切合作，它还将促进知识交流和影响。特别是，它将为关于驱逐进程当前和未来发展的紧急政策决定提供信息，从而帮助一些家庭努力避免失去住房。