- Over two thirds of the total sample (69%) and tenants in a non-licensed HMO (68%) ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ that licensing will help to protect private rented tenants of HMOs from poorly managed and maintained properties
- Over three quarters of local residents neighbouring a HMO (77%) ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ that licensing will help to meet Aim 1
- Nearly half (46.5%) of HMO landlords ‘strongly disagree’ that licensing will help to meet Aim 1, with a further 15% ‘slightly’ disagreeing
Aim 1: Feelings about the aim
Summary
To what extent do you agree or disagree that licensing will help to meet the following aim of the proposed scheme:
To protect private rented tenants of HMOs from poorly managed and maintained properties.
Base: Total sample (978) | Local resident neighbouring a HMO (106) | Tenant in a non-licensed HMO (408) | HMO landlord (106)
This chart shows that:
Of the total sample, 50% ‘strongly agree’, 19% ‘slightly agree’, 11% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 6% ‘slightly disagree’, and 14% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 1
Of local residents neighbouring a HMO, 55% ‘strongly agree’, 22% ‘slightly agree’, 10% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 4% ‘slightly disagree’, and 9% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 1
Of tenants in a non-licensed HMO, 50% ‘strongly agree’, 18% ‘slightly agree’, 15% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 8.5% ‘slightly disagree’, and 8.5% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 1
Of HMO landlords, 14% ‘strongly agree’, 10.5% ‘slightly agree’, 14% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 15% ‘slightly disagree’, and 46.5% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 1
