diff --git a/app/models/form.rb b/app/models/form.rb
index 2eb4c0747..7e13a4fa0 100644
--- a/app/models/form.rb
+++ b/app/models/form.rb
@@ -323,4 +323,8 @@ class Form
   def sales_or_start_year_after_2022?(type, start_year)
     type == "sales" || (start_year && start_year.to_i > 2022)
   end
+
+  def start_year_after_2024?
+    start_date && start_date.year >= 2024
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal.rb b/app/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal.rb
index 418b64a37..1320a0f45 100644
--- a/app/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Form::Lettings::Questions::Renewal < ::Form::Question
   .freeze
 
   def header_text
-    if form.start_date && form.start_date.year >= 2024
+    if form.start_year_after_2024?
       "Is this letting a renewal of social housing to the same tenant in the same property?"
     else
       "Is this letting a renewal?"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Form::Lettings::Questions::Renewal < ::Form::Question
   end
 
   def hint_text
-    if form.start_date && form.start_date.year >= 2024
+    if form.start_year_after_2024?
       "If the property was previously being used as temporary accommodation, then answer 'no'"
     else
       "A renewal is a letting to the same tenant in the same property. If the property was previously being used as temporary accommodation, then answer 'no'"
diff --git a/spec/models/form/lettings/pages/renewal_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/lettings/pages/renewal_spec.rb
index b4bfb213b..6a6be457d 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/lettings/pages/renewal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/lettings/pages/renewal_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Lettings::Pages::Renewal, type: :model do
   let(:page_id) { nil }
   let(:page_definition) { nil }
   let(:subsection) { instance_double(Form::Subsection) }
+  let(:form) { instance_double(Form) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(form).to receive(:start_year_after_2024?).and_return(false)
+    allow(subsection).to receive(:form).and_return(form)
+  end
 
   it "has correct subsection" do
     expect(page.subsection).to eq(subsection)
diff --git a/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal_spec.rb
index 9b01ea5cc..c1c4f5d77 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/renewal_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Lettings::Questions::Renewal, type: :model do
   let(:form) { instance_double(Form) }
 
   before do
-    allow(form).to receive(:start_date).and_return(Time.zone.local(2023, 4, 1))
+    allow(form).to receive(:start_year_after_2024?).and_return(false)
     allow(page).to receive(:subsection).and_return(subsection)
     allow(subsection).to receive(:form).and_return(form)
   end
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Lettings::Questions::Renewal, type: :model do
 
   context "with collection year on or after 2024" do
     before do
-      allow(form).to receive(:start_date).and_return(Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 1))
+      allow(form).to receive(:start_year_after_2024?).and_return(true)
     end
 
     it "has the correct header" do