Case study · Residents and communities
Consultation on property additional licensing scheme and the new selective licensing scheme
Enventure Research combined independent analysis of Barnet Council’s consultation responses with online events for residents, tenants, landlords, and agents.
AudienceResidents, tenants, landlords, and agents
ApproachConsultation analysis plus three online engagement events
Value to Barnet CouncilComprehensive evidence to support decisions on proposed licensing schemes
The brief
- Barnet Council needed to seek views on renewing its additional licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation and introducing a new selective licensing scheme.
The approach
- The Council designed and hosted the online questionnaire.
- Enventure Research analysed the survey, coded open-ended responses, and incorporated additional responses received by email.
- Three online consultation events were held with residents and tenants, and landlords and agents.
The outcome
- Analysis included subgroup work to understand potential impacts on different communities.
- Qualitative feedback from events was thematically analysed and supported with anonymised quotations.
- All evidence was brought together in a comprehensive report to support Council decision making.