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  • Of the total sample, slightly more than half of respondents ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ with the proposed fee structure (51%)
  • Over half of all tenants and residents ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ with the proposed fee structure
  • Landlords show the most disagreement, with 72.5% of non-HMO landlords and 84% of HMO landlords ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly’ disagreeing with the proposed fee structure
  • Of respondents who ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly agree’ with the licensing fees, over a tenth feel it’s reasonable/ necessary (13%), or that the fee should be higher/ calculated differently (11%), while a tenth feel it encourages landlords to take responsibility and maintain standards (10%)
  • Of respondents who ‘neither agree nor disagree’ with the licensing fees, over a tenth feel concerned about increased costs/ rent for tenants (13%)
  • Of respondents who ‘slightly’ or ‘strongly disagree’ with the licensing fees, a quarter feel tenants will bear the burden of the fee, just under a quarter feel the fee is too low (23%), and a fifth feel the fee is too high/ disproportionate

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

To what extent do you agree with the proposed fee structure? - overall

Base: Total sample (907) | Tenant in an already licensed HMO (125) | Local resident neighbouring a HMO (378) | Local resident (60) | Tenant in a non-licensed HMO (102) | Non-HMO Landlord (22*) | HMO landlord (98) | * Caution small base

This chart shows that:
Of the total sample, 35% ‘strongly agree’, 16% ‘slightly agree’, 17.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 8.5% ‘slightly disagree’, and 23% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure
Of tenants in an already licenced HMO, 42.5% ‘strongly agree’, 22% ‘slightly agree’, 21% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 4% ‘slightly disagree’, and 10.5% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure
Of local residents neighbouring a HMO, 41.5% ‘strongly agree’, 17% ‘slightly agree’, 20% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 7% ‘slightly disagree’, and 14.5% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure
Of local residents, 38% ‘strongly agree’, 20% ‘slightly agree’, 7% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 13% ‘slightly disagree’, and 22% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure
Of tenants in a non-licenced HMO, 31% ‘strongly agree’, 20.5% ‘slightly agree’, 20.5% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 12% ‘slightly disagree’, and 16% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure
Of non-HMO landlords, 4.5% ‘strongly agree’, 14% ‘slightly agree’, 9% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 4.5% ‘slightly disagree’, and 68% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure
Of HMO landlords, 2% ‘strongly agree’, 8% ‘slightly agree’, 6% ‘neither agree nor disagree’, 13% ‘slightly disagree’, and 71% ‘strongly disagree’ with the proposed fee structure