Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Private Landlord Survey (EPLS) is a national survey of landlords and letting agents who own and/or manage privately rented properties in England. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The aim of the EPLS is to inform government understanding of the characteristics and experiences of landlords and how they acquire, let, manage and maintain privately rented accommodation. Although the EPLS explored similar issues to previous government private landlord surveys, carried out by the department in 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2010 (the 2010 study is available under SN 7114), it used a new method and approach. Whereas previous surveys used face-to-face and telephone interviews with the sample drawn from the English Housing Survey, the EPLS used an online survey with the sample drawn from landlords and agents with deposits registered with one of the three government-backed Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes.More information about this survey can be found on the English Private Landlord Survey webpages

The English Private Landlord Survey, 2018 is an online survey of almost 8,000 landlords and agents all of whom are registered with one of the three government-backed Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP) schemes.

Main Topics:The questionnaire included questions about the landlord, the rental property and tenants, rental practice, rents and deposits, benefits and rent arrears, tenancies that ended, the landlord journey, future plans, landlord and agent concerns, finances and taxation and energy efficiency and safety.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)