UK to extend ban on evictions of Covid-hit businesses

Ban, which was due to expire at the end of the month, has been extended until March 2022

British prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that the lifting of remaining Covid restrictions in England would be delayed by a month until July 19.

Britain's government will extend, until March 2022, a ban on evictions of businesses that stopped paying rent due to the coronavirus crisis, a junior finance minister has said.

The extension to the moratorium – which had been due to expire at the end of this month – was welcomed by a trade body representing retailers, but landlords said allowing rent arrears to build up for a further nine months was wrong.