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

Views on the format of the questionnaire

Concerns were raised about the structure of the questionnaire and, in particular, about the use of closed questions only. They included that the approach did not allow respondents to:

• Explain their reasoning or provide further argument or information in support of their position.
• Reject or express disagreement with an overall policy direction.
• Challenge the arguments and information set out in the paper accompanying the questionnaire.

The last two points were sometimes connected to a view that the paper, questions and/or the overall policy direction are biased against private landlords.