Social Research ¦ Market Research ¦ Behavioural Insight ¦ Evaluation ¦ SROI
Social Research ¦ Market Research ¦ Behavioural Insight ¦ Evaluation ¦ SROI
Islington Council commissioned M·E·L Research to conduct a detailed consultation on the proposals to re-designate a borough-wide Additional Licensing scheme, and to introduce Selective Licensing in a further 9 wards: Barnsbury, Caledonian, Tufnell Park, Mildmay, Highbury, Junction, Laycock, Canonbury, and Clerkenwell.
The consultation ran for 13 weeks and sought to gather local views on the proposals, including the proposed licensing conditions, fees, variations to the licence, and alternatives that the council could consider. The consultation also looked at respondents’ experiences of HMOs, accommodation and maintenance of private rented properties in the borough.
A variety of consultation methods were used to allow interested parties to share their views on the proposals. These included an online survey, a face to face survey across the borough, online focus groups (as well as a presentation at the Landlords Forum), stakeholder interviews, a freephone number for verbal feedback or to request a paper copy of the survey, and an email address for written feedback and queries.
The council promoted the consultation extensively through various communication channels, both within Islington and beyond, to encourage landlords, tenants, agents, residents, businesses, and other interested parties to get involved.
M·E·L Research created a detailed written report of the findings. This included analysis of survey results overall and by key sub-groups including private renters, landlords and agents, Islington residents and business owners. Analysis included significance testing at 95% level of confidence. Thematic analysis was conducted on qualitative data collection from the focus groups and in-depth interviewers.
