Comment on Renters have 'easiest time in six years' to find a home, says Zoopla
kip@piefed.zip 3 days ago
relating specifically to the first sentence of the article
Renters in the UK are facing the lowest levels of competition in six years ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act’s no-fault evictions ban in May.
credit where it’s due, the riddance of no fault evictions is a good thing but the long run up has given landlords plenty of time to get their section 21s in. i don’t know if there’s national figures available yet but from what i’ve seen locally evictions from private landlords have overtaken ejection from family/friends accomm as the top reason for homelessness since around the end of last year and seem only likely to increase until may