Research into the Single Room Rent regulations
Research Report No. 243
By John Harvey and Donald Houston
This report presents the findings of a research project into the impact of changes to the Single Room Rent regulations introduced in July 2001, and the effects of the SRR in general. In particular, it looks at three main issues:
· The various ways in which the SRR regulations affect
claimants and the choices they make about their accommodation
· The effects that the July 2001 regulations have had on
shortfalls between contractual rent and determined rents
· How the July 2001 regulations have influenced landlord
behaviour and letting strategies.
The research involved interviews with key national stakeholders
as well as in-depth case studies in eight local authorities. The
case studies involved the collation of background contextual information
along with a series of interviews with HB administrators, claimants,
landlords/letting agents, advice agencies and rent officers. Lastly,
the research assembles information at a national level on the
impacts on rent levels, access to accommodation and income profiles
associated with the introduction of the July 2001 changes.
IRIS Consulting in association with Dundee University undertook
the research on behalf of the Department.
June 2005 78 pages 297x210mm
ISBN 1 84123 801 5
