Rented sector reform: landlord and tenant engagement questionnaire - analysis of email responses

Source of email submissions

Although the Scottish Government did not issue a general public invitation to provide further comments, a number of respondents used the email address connected to the questionnaire to make a written submission. Some of these respondents had made an enquiry of the Scottish Government and had been directed to the relevant email address, others had not made prior contact. Some of the emails addressed specific questions from the questionnaire, but most made general observations or addressed one of the issues covered (generally rent control).

A total of 123 email submissions have been analysed and summary findings are set out below. It is important to note, however, that the submissions received cannot in any way be taken as representative of a broader position or a particular group but are the views of those who made a direct submission to the Scottish Government through this route. Please note also that, in the absence of completed Respondent Information Forms of the type usually used for public consultations, all responses have been treated as confidential.

The submissions varied in structure in length, from relatively brief single statements through to sometimes detailed comments at many of the questions set out in the questionnaire. While a summary analysis is presented here, all comments are available to the relevant policy team at the Scottish Government.

The remainder of this report sets out a profile of respondents and summarises views on the format of the main Landlord and Tenants Engagement questionnaire. It then moves on to cover rent control and finally a range of other themes covered in the questionnaire (Ending assured and short assured tenancies, ending joint tenancies, personalising a home, keeping pets etc).