Evictions on the rise in 2024: over 40 thousand orders, but only 21 thousand executions

In 2024, judges issued over 40 thousand eviction orders, around three out of four for non-payment or other causes. In the same year, 81,054 enforcement requests were presented to bailiffs, including those relating to decisions from previous years. The evictions actually carried out were 21,337. This is the picture reconstructed by the SoloAffitti research office on national data.

Compared to 2023, overall provisions grew by approximately 2%, while those for arrears or other causes decreased by 2.2%. Enforcement requests increased by approximately 10%, while executed evictions remained essentially stable. The data does not allow us to distinguish the causes of arrears.

However, the SoloAffitti survey on rentals indicates that 37% of tenants report rents higher than their budget among the obstacles in finding a home. 74% of owners declare that in their rental experiences they have accumulated credits for unpaid rent.

Eviction is not the only outcome. In the management of the arrears detected by the company, 43% of the responses indicate the start of the eviction procedure. 33% indicate a direct agreement with the tenant to vacate the property, 17% a spontaneous return with rents still unpaid and 7% the activation of a guarantee or policy. The return of the keys, therefore, does not necessarily coincide with the settlement of the debt. 78% of owners select the tenant based on income capacity, but the initial verification does not eliminate the risk of subsequent difficulties.

«Eviction is the culmination of a situation that must be addressed much earlier», observes Silvia Spronelli, CEO of SoloAffitti. When a family is no longer able to pay the rent, he explains, the debt can grow to the point of making any solution difficult. This is why we need "timely interventions to support those in difficulty", together with tools that safeguard the continuity of payments.