- Just under three quarters of the total sample (71.5%) and tenants in a non-licensed HMO (70%) ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ that licensing will help to meet the aim of effectively regulate HMOs in the private rented sector by identifying an individual responsible for the management and conditions of the property
- 80% of local residents neighbouring a HMO ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ that licensing will help to meet this aim
- Over half of HMO landlords ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly disagree’ that licensing will help to meet this aim, with around a quarter showing agreement
Aim 2: Feelings about the aim
Summary
To what extent do you agree or disagree that licensing will help to meet the following objective:
To effectively regulate HMOs in the private rented sector by identifying an individual responsible for the management and conditions of the property, ensuring consistency of standards across the city for HMOs in the private rented sector?
Base: Total sample (948) | Local resident neighbouring a HMO (396) | Tenant in a non-licensed HMO (104) | HMO landlord (102)
This chart shows that:
Of the total sample, 54.5% ‘strongly agree’, 17% ‘slightly agree’, 11.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 4% ‘slightly disagree’, and 13% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 2
Of local residents neighbouring a HMO, 63% ‘strongly agree’, 17% ‘slightly agree’, 9.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 2.5% ‘slightly disagree’, and 8% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 2
Of tenants in a non-licensed HMO, 51% ‘strongly agree’, 19% ‘slightly agree’, 19% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 4% ‘slightly disagree’, and 7% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 2
Of HMO landlords, 14.5% ‘strongly agree’, 12% ‘slightly agree’, 17.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 12% ‘slightly disagree’, 44% ‘strongly disagree’ that the licensing will help to meet Aim 2
