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Energy Efficiency in the Private Rented Sector

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The survey is 32 questions long and will take around 15-20 minutes to complete. Please use the comment box at the end of the survey to specify your answers to any questions and leave further comments.

When a question discusses an EPC, it is referring to an Energy Performance Certificate. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) evaluate the energy efficiency of a property and rate them in a band from A - G. They are issued by domestic energy assessors (DEAs).  
1.How many properties do you own and let to tenants?(Required.)
2.Is the property (or properties) you own urban or rural?  (Required.)
3.Which area of Scotland is your rental property (or properties) located in? (select all that apply)(Required.)
4.Do you live in an urban or rural area?
(Required.)
5.What is the main reason you own your rental property/properties? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
6.Why did you buy the property? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
7.Do you know what kind of electricity meter is installed in your property? (Or properties) (Select all that apply)(Required.)
8.Do you know who supplies your tenant's electricity?(Required.)
9.Do you know what kind of heating system your rental property (or properties) uses?
(Required.)
10.Before this survey, how familiar were you with energy performance certificates (EPCs)?(Required.)
11.Do you know the EPC band of your property? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
12.How useful do you find EPCs?
(Required.)
13.What do you find useful/not useful about them?
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14.When did you last have an EPC done for your property (or properties)?
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15.How did you find a domestic energy assessor (DEA) to produce an EPC?(Required.)
16.What was the most important factor for you when selecting a DEA?(Required.)
17.Which of the following best describes energy efficiency measures?
(Required.)
18.Have you ever installed energy efficiency measures in your property (or properties)?
(Required.)
19.What was your primary reason for installing energy efficiency measures?
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20.Have you installed any of the following in your let property (or properties)? (Select all that apply)
(Required.)
21.What was your primary reason for choosing those measures in particular?(Required.)
22.If you haven't installed energy efficiency measures, what is your main reason for choosing not to?(Required.)
23.If cost was not a factor, which of the following measures would you like to install in your property (or properties)? Please select as many as apply(Required.)
24.Why would you like to install those measures?(Required.)
25.Which reason to install energy efficiency measures is the most compelling to you?(Required.)
26.In your opinion, what is the biggest drawback?(Required.)
27.Which incentive would be the most effective in encouraging you to install energy efficiency measures?
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28.Have you engaged in any landlord-specific support with regards to energy efficiency?
(Required.)
29.How easy was it to find or access support?(Required.)
30.If new regulation requiring minimum energy efficiency standards for private rented properties was to be introduced, how would you feel about it?(Required.)
31.What is the best way for information about new energy efficiency regulations or incentives related to rental properties to be communicated to you? (Required.)
32.If you were asked to specify futher on a question, or would like to leave further comments, please do so here.(Required.)
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