Research to Inform the Five Year Review of the Home Report

Appendix A- Buyers and Sellers Postal Questionnaire

Home Report Survey

From December 2008, homes for sale in Scotland have been marketed with a Home Report made up of three documents: a Single Survey (including a valuation), an Energy Report, and a Property Questionnaire.

Ipsos MORI are conducting this survey to inform the Scottish Government's scheduled 5 year review of the Home Report; asking those who have used it what their experiences were and how it could be improved.

In order to do this Ipsos MORI would be grateful if the homeowner would complete this survey, expressing their personal experiences of the home report.

On receiving your survey, Ipsos MORI will enter you into a free prize draw to win £500 cash.

This questionnaire contains three sections:

• Section A - Buying your current home
• Section B - Selling your last home
• Section C - About yourself.

BEFORE YOU FILL IN YOUR SURVEY PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW

Please be assured that the confidentiality of your responses will be maintained and that no personal details or individual responses will be disclosed to any third party.

Most questions require 'tick box' responses. Please read each question carefully and cross (x) the box which comes closest to your views. Please only cross one box for each question, unless asked to cross more than one box. If you cross a box and want to change this, please score over your first answer and then cross your new answer in the box that applies. Please fill in the questionnaire using black or blue ink. The survey should take no longer than 25 minutes to complete.

When complete please return your survey, using the pre-paid envelope provided, to Ipsos MORI by 20^th August 2014. You do not need to add a stamp. If you do not have the supplied return envelope, please return your completed questionnaire to: Freepost RSLE-YRCS-YHYS, Home Report Survey, Ipsos MORI, Research Services House, Elmgrove Road, Harrow, HA1 2QG using a standard envelope; no stamp is required.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Diffley
Research Director

If you need any help or have any questions, please contact Lucy Setterfield on 0131 226 8677 or email Lucy.setterfield@ipsos.com

Please note: in accordance with the Market Research Society Code of Conduct, to be entered into the prize draw your survey must reach us by 20^th August 2014. The winner will be selected by Ipsos MORI by 19^th September and will be contacted by telephone by the 3^rd October. Your contact details will be taken for the purpose of the prize draw only, and will not be used for any other reason, unless permission is given, or passed on to any third party. Entry is by returning the questionnaire. No payment or purchase is required. Winners will be selected randomly. Only one entry per individual participant accepted. A copy of the full terms and conditions can be obtained on request. Contact email: Lucy.setterfield@ipsos.com. Post: Ipsos MORI, 4 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH. Phone: 0131 226 8677.

Please fill in the questions below. Section A is about your experience as a buyer and should be completed by all those who have bought a home since 1^st July 2012. (Please note - if you have bought more than one home since 1^st July 2012, please answer all of the questions in relation to your most recent home purchase).