Tenement dwellings - provision of Building Reserve Funds: report
A report commissioned to allow the Scottish Government to make a determination on the required level(s) of monetary commitment from tenants/landlords in relation to Building Reserve Funds (BRF).
Appendix 3: Topline Results
The following questions are about housing maintenance and repair.
Question 1
What kind of building do you live in?
| All (2150) % | |
| A traditional tenement flat | 8 |
| A modern flat | 8 |
| Another type of flat | 8 |
| A divided Victorian or Edwardian town house | 1 |
| A detached house | 29 |
| A terraced house | 16 |
| A semi-detached house | 26 |
| Other | 3 |
| Any tenement (sum of first 3 options) | 24 |
Question 2
Does the building have an owners’ association or owners’ group?
| All (2145) % | |
| Yes | 8 |
| No | 78 |
| Don’t know | 14 |
Question 3
Have you ever considered or discussed creating an owners’ association or owners’ group?
| Base: Without an owners association or group (1,956) | All % |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2 |
| No | 92 |
| Don’t know | 6 |
Question 4
Is the property you live in factored?
| All (2,145) % | |
| Yes, by a professional property factor or manager | 15 |
| Yes, self-factored | 3 |
| No | 64 |
| Don’t know | 19 |
Question 5
Is the building surveyed regularly to see what repairs are needed? This would be done by a qualified surveyor, architect or engineer.
| All (2,149) % | |
| Yes | 12 |
| No | 77 |
| Don’t know | 11 |
Question 6
Has the building been subject to emergency repair procedures whilst you have stayed there?
| All (2144) % | |
| Yes | 16 |
| No | 78 |
| Don’t know | 6 |
Question 7
Do you own the property you live in?
| All (459) % | |
| Yes | 47 |
| No – I rent from a private landlord | 20 |
| No – I rent from a Registered Social Landlord (including a Housing Association) | 31 |
| No – other arrangements e.g. staying in the property of a family member | 2 |
Question 8
To what extent do you agree with these statements about the building?
| Base: Owners (216) | Strongly agree | Tend to agree | Any agree | Neither / nor | Tend to disagree | Strongly disagree | Any disagree | DK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| I don’t know most of the owners of the other units | 13 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 2 |
| Owners come together to make joint decisions about the building | 5 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 9 |
| I understand my rights and responsibilities as an owner | 22 | 46 | 68 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| I am familiar with the detail of my title deeds | 20 | 36 | 56 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3 |
| I am familiar with Duty to Maintain | 13 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 12 |
| I don’t know the difference between ‘maintenance’ and ‘improvements’ | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 1 |
| I know what help I could access through my Council/Local Authority | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 10 |
| I know everything wrong with the building and its repair priorities | 7 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 8 |
| I don’t find it easy to organize builders to do repairs | 15 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 9 |
| I am confident in finding someone to do repair work well and for a good price | 11 | 32 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 5 |
| I struggle to pay for repairs to the building | 7 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 5 |
| I put money aside in case I have to pay for building repairs | 13 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 2 |
| In the building owners save together for repairs | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 14 |
| We find it difficult to coordinate maintenance and repair | 16 | 16 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 6 |
Question 9
To what extent do you agree with these statements about the building you live in?
| Base: Non – owners (320) | Strongly agree | Tend to agree | Any agree | Neither / nor | Tend to disagree | Strongly disagree | Any disagree | DK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| I experience problems due to the state of the building including damp, rot, leaking roofs or around windows | 13 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 3 |
| I am happy that the building is wind and water-tight | 34 | 36 | 70 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 |
| I wish more was done to maintain the building | 25 | 28 | 53 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 4 |
| I worry about the cost of my rent going up should the building need repairs | 21 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 7 |
Technical details:
- The survey was designed by the Diffley Partnership and invitations were issued online using the ScotPulse panel.
- Results are based on a survey of 2150 respondents.
- Fieldwork was conducted w/c 6th September 2021.
- Results are weighted to the Scottish population by age and gender.
Contact
Email: housing.legislation@gov.scot
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