Aim 5: Reasons for agreement or disagreement

• Of respondents who ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ that licensing will help to support good landlords to operate within the area and make it easier to identify and enforce against rogue landlords, a tenth feel it will be easier to identify and hold rogue landlords accountable (10%), with others generally agreeing with the objective of the aim (9%)
• Of respondents who ‘neither agree nor disagree’ that licensing will help to meet this aim, over a tenth (11%) do not feel fully confident in the council’s ability to enforce the licensing
• Of those who ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly disagree’ that licensing will help support good landlords to operate within the area and make it easier to identify and enforce against rogue landlords, almost a fifth (19%) feel that it would not support good landlords, and 16% feel good landlords/tenants will have to bear the extra costs

This table shows the most common themes around why respondents ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ that licensing will help to meet Aim 5: ‘To support good landlords to operate within the area and make it easier to identify and enforce against rogue landlords’:
10% of respondents feel it will be easier to identify and hold rogue landlords accountable
9% of respondents generally agree with the objective of the aim
6% of respondents feel all landlords will be given a framework and held to the same standards
6% of respondents feel it will support and encourage landlords to meet standards
5% of respondents feel rogue landlords will be forced out
5% of respondents feel it will need proper enforcement and regular inspections from the council
2% of respondents agree with supporting good landlords, but feel concern that rogue ones may still fly under the radar
6% of respondents give other comments
55% of respondents give no comment

This table shows the most common themes around why respondents ‘neither agree nor disagree’ that licensing will help to meet Aim 5: ‘To support good landlords to operate within the area and make it easier to identify and enforce against rogue landlords’:
11% of respondents feel not fully confident in the council’s ability to enforce
9% of respondents feel uncertain if licensing would achieve this/ will make a difference
5% of respondents feel unsure how ‘good’ landlords will benefit from this
5% of respondents feel bad landlords will likely continue to fly under the radar
5% of respondents disagree with HMOs in general
14% of respondents give other comments
52% of respondents give no comment

This table shows the most common themes around why respondents ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly disagree’ that licensing will help to meet Aim 5: ‘To support good landlords to operate within the area and make it easier to identify and enforce against rogue landlords’:
19% of respondents feel this would not support good landlords
16% of respondents feel good landlords and/or tenants will have to bear the extra costs
12% of respondents feel the council is unlikely to enforce and regulate properly
12% of respondents feel current legislation should enable the council to achieve this
12% of respondents feel rogue landlords will not register/ continue to operate under the radar
6% of respondents feel the council have not provided support for landlords in the past
4% of respondents feel the focus should just be on rogue landlords and problem tenants
15% of respondents give other comments
19% of respondents give no comment