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

Profile of email respondents

As noted above, 123 respondents emailed the Scottish Government with comments connected to the proposals covered in the questionnaire. Of these, 41 respondents reported that they had also completed the questionnaire via Citizen Space i.e. had also answered the closed questions. The remaining respondents either noted that they were not completing the questionnaire, or it is not known if they completed the questionnaire. A small number of those making a submission noted that they had attended one or other of the two stakeholder discussion groups held (see the Landlord and Tenant Engagement Questionnaire analysis report).

A number of the email respondents (around 30) referenced that the comments were submitted on behalf of an organisation. They included private landlords, letting agents and property managers, representative bodies for the private rented sector or the wider housing sector, third sector organisations, campaign groups, unions and local authorities. The remaining responses appeared to come primarily from individual members of the public.

Around 55 email respondents (some of whom referred to being an organisation and some of whom did not) noted that they are a private landlord and/or a letting agent or property manager for private landlords.

As noted above, given that there was no formal request for comment from the Scottish Government, and that only a small number of submissions were received (overall and from any particular type of respondent), the views expressed cannot be taken as representative of any group.