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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Survey of English Housing, 2006-2007

Variable Details

Variablellord
LabelLandlord
Question text Who is your landlord? I mean who actually owns the property?
Responses
1 The local authority/council/New Town Development/ Scottish H 1949
2 A housing association or co-operative or charitable trust 1418
3 Employer (organisation) of a household member 55
4 Another organisation 163
5 Relative/friend (before you lived here) of a household membe 203
6 Employer (individual) of a household member 24
7 Another individual private landlord 1469
-9 Not answered (9) 0
-8 Refusal (8) 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 12454
-1 Item not applicable 12224
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationSurvey of English Housing, 2006-2007
Interviewer InstructionsIF PROPERTY IS LET THROUGH AN AGENT, THE QUESTION REFERS TO THE OWNER NOT THE AGENT. CODE 1 (LOCAL AUTHORITY) INCLUDES PEOPLE RENTING FROM HOUSING ACTION TRUSTS, AND ALSO FROM ARMS LENGTH MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS. CODE 2 (HOUSING ASSOCIATION) INCLUDES REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS AND LOCAL HOUSING COMPANIES AND HOUSING TRANSFERRED UNDER LARGESCALE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER. USE CODE 5 ONLY IF THE RESPONDENT AND LANDLORD WERE FRIENDS BEFORE THEY WERE TENANT AND LANDLORD, NOT IF THEY HAVE ONLY BECOME FRIENDLY SINCE THEN. USE CODE 7 RATHER THAN DON'T KNOW. CODE FIRST THAT APPLIES.
UniversePrivate households and privately renting tenancy groups in England;Households;Housing;Tenants;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study conducted annually from 1993/1994-2007/2008. The SEH was replaced by the EHS from 2008 (see Abstract section for details).
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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