Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a continuous national survey commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) that collects information about people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. The EHS brings together two previous survey series into a single fieldwork operation: the English House Condition Survey (EHCS) (available from the UK Data Archive under GN 33158) and the Survey of English Housing (SEH) (available under GN 33277). The EHS covers all housing tenures. The information obtained through the survey provides an accurate picture of people living in the dwelling, and their views on housing and their neighbourhoods. The survey is also used to inform the development and monitoring of the Ministry's housing policies. Results from the survey are also used by a wide range of other users including other government departments, local authorities, housing associations, landlords, academics, construction industry professionals, consultants, and the general public. The EHS has a complex multi-stage methodology consisting of two main elements; an initial interview survey of around 12,000 households and a follow-up physical inspection. Some further elements are also periodically included in or derived from the EHS: for 2008 and 2009, a desk-based market valuation was conducted of a sub-sample of 8,000 dwellings (including vacant ones), but this was not carried out from 2010 onwards. A periodic follow-up survey of private landlords and agents (the Private Landlords Survey (PLS)) is conducted using information from the EHS interview survey. Fuel Poverty datasets are also available from 2003, created by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The EHS interview survey sample formed part of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) (available from the Archive under GN 33420) from April 2008 to April 2011. During this period the core questions from the IHS formed part of the EHS questionnaire. End User Licence and Special Licence Versions: From 2014 data onwards, the End User Licence (EUL) versions of the EHS will only include derived variables. In addition the number of variables on the new EUL datasets has been reduced and disclosure control increased on certain remaining variables. New Special Licence versions of the EHS will be deposited later in the year, which will be of a similar nature to previous EHS EUL datasets and will include derived and raw datasets. Further information about the EHS and the latest news, reports and tables can be found on the GOV.UK English Housing Survey web pages.
The Private Landlords Survey, 2010 (PLS), commissioned by the DCLG and carried out by ONS, was a national survey of landlords and managing agents who own and/or manage privately rented properties in England. The aim of the survey was to provide a snapshot of the composition and experience of landlords and how they (together with any agent) acquire, let, manage and maintain privately rented accommodation. A similar survey of private landlords was carried out by the DCLG (or predecessors) in the years 2001, 2003 and 2006 (only the 2010 survey is currently held at the UK Data Archive). As with previous years, the 2010 survey was based on information collated on DCLG's main housing survey. Respondents taking part in the ECHS 2007-2008 (see under SN 6449) and the EHS 2008-2009 (see under SN 7040) who were recorded as private renters were asked to provide details of their landlord. These details formed the main sample for the 2010 PLS.
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The interviews covered: respondent characteristics; landlord's portfolio; nationality/ethnicity; licensing; letting practice; acquisition of the rental property; current letting; financial information about current letting; tenancies that ended in last two years; repairs; neighbourhood; landlord problems.
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Face-to-face interview
Telephone interview
