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  • Of the total sample, over two thirds (69%) ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
  • The groups showing the highest disagreement are non-HMO landlords and HMO landlords, with nearly two thirds ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly disagreeing’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city (73% and 73.5%)

An asterisk (*) indicates a small base size, caution should be taken when interpreting the results.

Overall, do you agree or disagree with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city?

Base: Total sample (892) | Local resident (60) | Local resident neighbouring a HMO (374) | Tenant in an already licensed HMO (119) | Community group or representative (14*) | Tenant in a non-licensed HMO (99) | Non-HMO Landlord (22*) | HMO landlord (98) | Other (105) | * Caution small base

This chart shows that:
Of the total sample, 58% ‘strongly agree’, 11% ‘slightly agree’, 8% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 3% ‘slightly disagree’, and 20% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of local residents, 77% ‘strongly agree’, 8% ‘slightly agree’, 5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 0% ‘slightly disagree’, and 10% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of local residents neighbouring a HMO, 72% ‘strongly agree’, 10% ‘slightly agree’, 7% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 1% ‘slightly disagree’, and 10% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of tenants in an already licenced HMO, 58% ‘strongly agree’, 21% ‘slightly agree’, 11% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 2.5% ‘slightly disagree’, and 7.5% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of community groups or representatives, 50% ‘strongly agree’, 7% ‘slightly agree’, 0% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 29% ‘slightly disagree’, and 14% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of tenants in a non-licenced HMO, 49% ‘strongly agree’, 10% ‘slightly agree’, 10% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 12% ‘slightly disagree’, and 19% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of non-HMO landlords, 9% ‘strongly agree’, 14% ‘slightly agree’, 4% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 9% ‘slightly disagree’, and 64% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of HMO landlords, 8% ‘strongly agree’, 13.5% ‘slightly agree’, 5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 8% ‘slightly disagree’, and 65.5% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of ‘other’ groups, 64% ‘strongly agree’, 6% ‘slightly agree’, 9% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 1% ‘slightly disagree’, and 20% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city

Agreement by sex

Base: Male (340) | Female (472)

This chart shows that:
Of male respondents, 57.5% ‘strongly agree’, 11% ‘slightly agree’, 6.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 3% ‘slightly disagree’, and 22% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of female respondents, 64% ‘strongly agree’, 12% ‘slightly agree’, 9% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 3% ‘slightly disagree’, and 12% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city

Agreement by age

Base: 18-24 (121) | 25-34 (119) | 35-44 (110) | 45-54 (123) | 65-74 (123) | 75+ (44)

Of those aged 18-24, 63% ‘strongly agree’, 16% ‘slightly agree’, 9% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 6% ‘slightly disagree’, and 6% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of those aged 25-34, 51% ‘strongly agree’, 17% ‘slightly agree’, 8% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 4% ‘slightly disagree’, and 20% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of those aged 35-44, 55% ‘strongly agree’, 12% ‘slightly agree’, 12% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 3% ‘slightly disagree’, and 18% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of those aged 45-54, 63% ‘strongly agree’, 7% ‘slightly agree’, 6% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 3% ‘slightly disagree’, and 21% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of those aged 55-64, 58% ‘strongly agree’, 11% ‘slightly agree’, 2.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 2.5% ‘slightly disagree’, and 26% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of those aged 65-74, 63% ‘strongly agree’, 6% ‘slightly agree’, 10% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 2% ‘slightly disagree’, and 19% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city
Of those aged 75 and over, 73% ‘strongly agree’, 4.5% ‘slightly agree’, 7% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 2% ‘slightly disagree’, and 13.5% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposal to introduce additional licensing across the whole city