Over 1.2 million renters have received a Section 21 (no fault) eviction notice, which equates to 11% of the market, according to research by Co-op Insurance.

The research also revealed that over 76% of renters believe that the bill will improve the experience of private renting. However, 15% admitted that they were not at all aware of the Renters’ Rights Act and what it entailed.

Andrew Nevitt, Head of Renters at Co-op Insurance said: “The introduction of the new Renters’ Rights Act puts an end to no fault evictions, which we hope will serve to improve the experience of private renting

“Our research suggests that a large proportion of renters expect to always remain in privately rented accommodation.”

Nearly a quarter (24%) of renters expect to stay in rented accommodation forever, with the average amount of time that those who are renting expect to remain in rented accommodation for has increased by 17% to over four years.

As the act also gives tenants the right to request a pet and prevents landlords from unreasonably refusing a pet request, additional findings revealed that 50% of renters already have a pet, with over 45% of renters admitting that their landlord had allowed them to have a pet, whilst almost 5% have one despite their landlord refusing.