This article concerns Greycoat´s predictions for the 2024 housing trends. According to a survey of over 2000 private renters, more than four out of five tenants were unaware of the Renters Bill and its contents. This bill contains measures ending “no fault” section 21 evictions.
Greycoat shares more on this. Thus, they strive at developing decent home standards for the private rented sector, and creating a new Ombudsman for private landlords.
TDS Charitable Foundation discovered during this survey that awareness has risen in the last 12 months, however, over 80% of renters are still unaware of this proposal and how it can help them. Regardless, Greycoat shares, over half of these renters say reform is overdue.
And many were happy with the proposed bill once it was presented. They agreed that removing the evictions would increase stability. Of course, Greycoat instills, not everyone agrees. Some felt they would see little actual change.
Since this is the largest set of changes to the rental market in over 30 years, Dr. Jennifer Harris, head of policy and research at TDS Group, was worried that so many people were unaware of this bill and how it could impact them. She said, “It is vital that tenants feel able to challenge the minority of landlords failing to provide safe housing or a good enough service. According to Greycoat, this can only be achieved by ensuring renters understand the changes being made and are confident that they will help them to do so.”