Private Landlords Survey
The aim of the Private Landlords Survey is to provide a snap-shot of the composition and experience of landlords and how they (together with any agent) acquire, let, manage and maintain privately rented accommodation.
A similar survey of private landlords was carried out by the Department in the years 2001, 2003 and 2006. As with previous years, the 2010 survey was based on information collated on DCLG's main housing survey.
Respondents taking part in the 2007-08 English House Condition Survey (EHCS) and the 2008-09 English Housing Survey (EHS) who were recorded as private renters were asked to provide details of their landlord. These details formed the main sample for the 2010 Private Landlords Survey.
The 2010 Private Landlords Survey thus consisted of 1,051 face-to-face and telephone interviews with landlords and agents who own and/or manage 1,109 dwellings included in the original EHCS or EHS survey.
Interviews were carried out in April and May 2010. Some information, for example the length of current tenancy, age of dwelling, state of repair of the sampled property, were derived direct from the English House Condition Survey and English Housing Survey data. The combining of two years, one of the English House Condition Survey and one of the English Housing Survey, is needed because the number of private renters in any one year is small. Combining years enables the Private Landlords Survey to provide a profile of the private rented sector for England. However the sample size is still only sufficient to provide findings at the national level and not below this spatial level.
Tables
The Private Landlords Survey is supplemented by a set of data tables (see related publications).
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- Published: 18 October 2011
- Site: Corporate
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