- Less than a fifth of owners feel that their empty property is, or was, impacting neighbouring residents (16%). Those who do feel that their empty property impacted residents mainly cite neglected properties being an eyesore or disruption through building and refurbishment work
- Amongst owners who don’t feel that their empty property impacted neighbours the main reasons given are that the property was well maintained and monitored, and that the property being empty brought positive impacts such as more parking spaces, less noise and improved aesthetics
Impact on neighbouring residents
Summary
Do you think the empty property you own (or did own) impacted neighbouring residents?
Base: Current and former empty property owners (49)
This chart shows that 16% of owners believe their empty property impacted neighbours, while 84% do not.
In what ways do you think neighbouring residents were impacted?
Base: All those who think neighbouring residents were affected (8*) *caution small base
| wdt_ID | Key themes in order of frequency of mention |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eyesore/neglected e.g. overgrown garden |
| 2 | Disruption of building/refurbishment work |
| 3 | Leaks e.g. gas, water |
| 4 | Anti-social behaviour |
| 11 | Contributes to a lack of community |
Why don’t you believe neighbouring residents were impacted?
Base: All those who think neighbouring residents were not affected (39)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Well maintained and regularly monitored | 38 |
| 2 | Better than previous situation e.g. unpleasant tenants, more attractive after repairs/refurbishment, more parking spaces, quieter | 21 |
| 3 | No close neighours/neighbours not interested/neighbours unaware | 15 |
| 4 | Neighbours would have said something if there was a problem | 10 |
| 11 | Only empty for a short time | 5 |
| 12 | No noise during refurbishment | 5 |
| 13 | Other e.g. only the roof leaking, small flat, no one to interact with | 8 |
| 14 | Na/no comment | 18 |
