Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English House Condition Survey (EHCS) was a national survey of housing in England, commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The survey was originally called the National House Condition Survey and covered England and Wales. The information obtained through the survey provides an accurate picture of the type, condition and energy efficiency of housing in England, the people living there, and their views on housing and their neighbourhoods. The survey covers all tenure types. The EHCS ran quinquennially from 1967-2001. From 2002, the survey moved to a continuous basis and the data were provided as a two-year rolling sample of approximately 16,000 cases (i.e. the data for 2003 cover information collected from April 2002 to March 2004, data for 2004 comprise information collected from April 2003 to March 2005). From April 2008, the EHCS merged with the Survey of English Housing (SEH) (available at the UK Data Archive under GN 33277) to form the English Housing Survey (EHS) (available at the Archive under GN 33422). Further information can be found on the English House Condition Survey and English Housing Survey web pages.
The Private Landlords Survey, 2006 (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 in the years 2001 and 2003 (only the 2006 and a later 2010 PLS (now part of the EHS) are currently held at the Archive). The 2006 PLS sample was assembled from the information supplied by private-renting tenants participating in the main EHCS household interview survey in 2004/05 and 2005/06 (see SNs 6104 and 6105 respectively). For further details, see documentation.
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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
