Summary of survey of current licence holder landlords
In September 2020, the council sought feedback on its schemes to licence rented residential properties in the borough from 2,600 landlords and property managers who have at least one flat or house in a Property Licensing Scheme in Hammersmith & Fulham. About 10% (250) replied to the survey.
Positive responses:
- One third of responses said licensing has made improvements to the private rented sector
- Most landlords (75%) have made improvements to rented properties
- Most responses were not concerned about antisocial behaviour by tenants or visitors (89%), or in the neighbourhood (72%)
- Most responses (74%) were not concerned about noisy neighbours
- Small majority (55%) had little concern about rubbish or litter in the neighbourhood
- Strong positives around provision of waste bins (85%), knowledge of waste collection arrangements (76%) and encouragement of tenants to keep property clear of litter and refuse (87%)
Negative responses:
- Two thirds of responses said licensing has not made improvements to the private rented sector
- Three quarters (77%) said fees charged for licensing are unreasonable
- Over a quarter of responses expressed concern about antisocial behaviour in the neighbourhood and noisy neighbours
- Nearly half expressed concern about rubbish or litter in the neighbourhood
- A significant minority (15%) of responses indicated lack of awareness of the need to provide enough refuse bins and 24% expressed lack of awareness of the refuse collection arrangements including dates and times of collections
Contents
Improving private sector housing via licensing homepage
Appendix 1 - Links to strategic plans
Appendix 2 - Summary of survey of current licence holder landlords
Appendix 3 - Streets proposed to remove from new designated scheme
Appendix 4 - Streets it’s proposed to include in the new designated scheme
Appendix 5 - Council as freeholder
Appendix 6 - Percentage of households included in the proposed new designated scheme
Appendix 7 - Index of Multiple Deprivation about level of need in designated streets