house sales customer satisfaction survey (published june 2007)
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House Sales Customer Satisfaction
Survey
Prepared for: Land and Property By: Research Unit, Northern Ireland Housing Executive Web site: www.nihe.gov.uk
House Sales Customer Satisfaction Survey
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Research......................................................................3 1.2 Research Objectives ..................................................................................3 1.3 Methodology and Sample...........................................................................3 1.4 Fieldwork....................................................................................................4 1.5 Response Rate ..........................................................................................4 2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................5 COMMENTARY ...........................................................................................7 3.0 HOUSEHOLD PROFILE ...................................................................................8 4.0 CURRENT ACCOMMODATION........................................................................12 5.0 CONTACT WITH AREA LAND AND PROPERTY OFFICE......................................14 6.0 COMPLETING FORMS ..................................................................................16 7.0 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS..............................................................................17 APPENDICES.................................................................................................18 APPENDIX 1: PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS..............................................................19 APPENDIX 2: TABULAR REPORT..............................................................................20
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Research
As part of the Customer Satisfaction Survey Programme, Land and Property
asked the Research Unit to commission research to determine why such a
high proportion of tenants apply to purchase their home and subsequently do
not proceed. The Research Unit appointed Millward Brown Ulster to conduct
a telephone survey of people who had applied to purchase their home from
the Housing Executive and subsequently decided not to proceed to
completion.
1.2 Research Objectives The overall aim of the research was to identify why tenants were applying to
purchase their home and subsequently not proceeding. Land and Property
were concerned that the drop-out rate was related in some way to the service
they provide.
The questionnaire was designed to assess satisfaction with a number of
service related issues. The Research Unit consulted with Land and Property
on the aims of the survey, questionnaire design, survey methodology and
sample frame. Findings would determine tenants’ satisfaction levels with the
house sales process and provide a socio-economic profile of respondents
who were applying to purchase their home and subsequently not proceeding.
1.3 Methodology and Sample Due to the wide dispersal of addresses in the sample frame, the agreed
methodology was a telephone survey. This methodology was considered the
most cost-effective way to maximise the response rate, due to the high costs
associated with face-to-face interviews and the relatively low response rate of
postal surveys.
The questionnaire design, analysis and report writing were the responsibility
of the Housing Executive’s Research Unit. The content of the questionnaire
was agreed in consultation with Land and Property.
It was agreed that the sample frame should include all tenants who had
applied to purchase their home and decided not to proceed between 1 August
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2006 and 31 October 2006. Three months was agreed as an appropriate cut-
off period, bearing in mind the length of time house sales applicants could be
expected to remember details of the house sales process and the vast
number of applications the Housing Executive receives each month. Land
and Property’s computerised database identified a total of 1,265 applicants to
be included in the sample frame; of these, telephone numbers were available
for 1,145 applicants.
1.4 Fieldwork Millward Brown Ulster carried out the interviews between November 2006 and
January 2007. It was agreed that a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 150
interviews for each Land and Property area would be sufficient for analysis.
Telephone calls were made at varying times of the day; however, if there was
no reply the next person on the database was selected. Fieldworkers asked
to speak to a named person on the database or the person who was
responsible for the rent and rates of the property; if this person was
unavailable, their partner was interviewed. Data was captured using
Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) and was delivered to the
Research Unit in SPSS format.
1.5 Response Rate From an eligible population of 1,145 households, a non-probability1 quota
sample2 was selected as the most appropriate method of conducting the
research as it was important to get a general ‘feel’ than to make accurate
measurements. A minimum of 100 and a maximum of 150 interviews were to
be completed for each Land and Property Area. It was agreed that this would
be sufficient for analysis. In total 477 interviews were completed across all
three areas (105 interviews were completed in the Belfast Area, 150 in the
South Area and 222 in the West Area).
1 ‘The difference between non-probability and probability sampling is that non-probability sampling does not involve random selection and probability sampling does’ (www.socialresearchmethods.net). 2 Quota sampling involves selecting people non-randomly according to a fixed quota (in the case of this research, by Area).
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2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.1 Profile of Household/Household Reference Person (HRP):
• Almost three-quarters (72%) of HRPs3 were female and 29% were male.
• One-quarter (25%) of HRPs were aged between 45 and 54; 21% were aged
65 and older and one-fifth (20%) were aged between 55 and 64.
• 26% of HRPs were retired and 25% were not working long term (more than
one year).
• One-third (33%) of households comprised one person.
• Almost half (48%) of respondents stated that at least one household member
had a disability which limits day-to-day activities.
• The overwhelming majority (99%) of HRPs described their ethnic origin as
white.
• Almost one-third (31%) of households had an annual income of less than
£7,500.
• The main benefits received by household members were Housing Benefit
(69%), Income Support (49%) and Disability Benefit (46%).
• Almost half (47%) of respondents described the religion of their household as
Protestant and 40% were Catholic.
2.2 Current Accommodation
• Almost three-quarters (71%) of respondents had been Housing Executive
tenants for more than 15 years.
• The majority (82%) of respondents lived in houses.
• Almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents had decided to withdraw their
house sales application after receiving the formal offer.
• Over two-thirds (68%) of respondents reported the main reason for
withdrawing their application was due to the high price of the property.
• Overall, 76% of comments made by respondents related to a range of
financial reasons for withdrawing their house sales application.
2.3 Contact with Area Land and Property Office
• Almost three-quarters (74%) of respondents were very satisfied/satisfied with
the inspection stage of the process.
3 HRP related to named contact on database (see Appendix 1 for definition of the term Household Reference Person).
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• The majority (81%) of respondents reported that they had received a letter of
offer within the relevant timescale.
• Most respondents (85%) who had telephoned the Area Office were satisfied
with the overall service they had received.
2.4 Completing Forms
• More than four-fifths (88%) reported the house sales application had been
clear and 83% reported that it had not been difficult to complete.
• Equal proportions (90%) of respondents agreed that the letters from the Area
Office had been clear and easy to understand.
• The majority (89%) of respondents were very satisfied/satisfied with the
letters they had received from the Area Office.
• More than four-fifths (84%) were very satisfied/satisfied with the overall
service they had received when they applied to buy their home from the
Housing Executive.
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COMMENTARY
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3.0 Household Profile
3.1 Gender and age of Household Reference Person (HRP) Almost three-quarters (72%) of HRPs were female and 29% were male
(Table 1).
One-quarter (25%) of HRPs were aged between 45 and 54; 21% were 65 or
older and one-fifth (20%) were aged between 55 and 64. Almost one-fifth
(19%) were aged between 35 and 44 and 13% were between 25 and 34. A
small proportion of HRPs (2%) were aged between 16 and 24 (Figure 1;
Table 2).
Figure 1: Age of Household Reference Person (by Area) (%)
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Belfast West South
3.2 Employment Status of HRP
Twenty-six percent of HRPs were retired and one-quarter (25%) were not
working long-term (more than one year). One-fifth (20%) were long-term sick
or disabled, 10% were working full-time and 8% were working part-time. Six
percent of HRPs were looking after family/home and equal proportions (3%)
were self-employed and not working short-term (less than one year). Fewer
HRPs were students (further/higher education) (<1%) (Figure 2; Table 3).
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Figure 2: Employment Status of Household Reference Person (by Area) (%)
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3.3 Number of people per household
One-third (33%) of households comprised one person and 30% had two
persons. Less than one-fifth (19%) of households comprised three persons
and 17% of households had four or more persons (Table 4).
3.4 Household members with a disability Almost half (48%) of respondents stated that at least one household member
had a disability which limits day-to-day activities (Figure 3; Table 5).
Figure 3: Does any member of your household have a disability which limits day-to-day activities? (by Area)
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4748 48
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5352 52
Belfast South West All respondents
Yes No
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3.5 Ethnic origin of HRP
The overwhelming majority (99%) of HRPs described their ethnic origin as
white (Table 6).
3.6 Annual Household Income
Almost one-third (31%) of households had an annual income of less than
£7,500 and 16% had between £7,501 and £10,000. Equal proportions (9%)
of households had an annual income of between £10,001 and £12,500 and
£12,501 or more (Figure 4; Table 7).
Figure 4: Household Income
34%
3%
2%
4%
16%
31%
9%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Refused
£20,001+
£15,001 - £20,000
£12,501 - £15,000
£10,001 - £12,500
£7,501 - £10,000
Less than £7,500
%
3.7 Benefits received by household members All respondents supplied information on the benefits received by their
household. The main benefits received were Housing Benefit (69%), Income
Support (49%) and Disability Benefit (46%). More than one-third (34%) of
households received Child Benefit, 27% received Incapacity Benefit and 21%
received a Retirement Pension. Equal proportions (18%) of households were
in receipt of Pension Credit and Child Tax Credit. Fewer households were in
receipt of Working Tax Credit (10%) and Jobseekers Allowance (5%). Other
benefits included Carer’s Allowance and Widow’s Pension (8%) (Figure 5;
Table 8).
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Figure 5: Main benefits received by Household Members
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Other
Jobseekers Allowance
Working Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit
Pension Credit
Retirement Pension
Incapacity Benefit
Child Benefit
A Disability Benefit
Income Support
Housing Benefit
%
3.8 Household religion Almost half (47%) of respondents described the religion of their household as
Protestant and 40% were Catholic. Equal proportions (3%) of households
were described as mixed religion (Protestant/Catholic) and of no religion; 1%
of respondents described their household religion as ‘other’. The remaining
6% of respondents refused to state the religion of their household (Figure 6;
Table 9).
Figure 6: Household Religion
40%
3%
3%
1%
6%
47%
Protestant Catholic Mixed Religion None Other Refused
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4.0 CURRENT ACCOMMODATION
4.1 Length of Tenancy Almost three-quarters (71%) of respondents had been Housing Executive
tenants for more than 15 years, 15% for 10 to 15 years and 10% for five to 10
years. Fewer respondents (5%) had been Housing Executive tenants for less
than five years (Table 10).
4.2 Dwelling Type The majority (82%) of respondents lived in houses, 11% lived in bungalows
and 8% lived in flats (Figure 7; Table 11).
Figure 7: Dwelling Type
8%
11%
82%
House Flat Bungalow
4.3 Stage in Process When Application Was Withdrawn Almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents stated that they had decided to
withdraw their application after receiving the formal offer and 19% had done
so before receiving the formal offer. Fewer respondents (6%) had withdrawn
their application after accepting the formal offer (Table 12).
4.4 Reasons for Withdrawing Application (NB: respondents could state more than one reason) Respondents were asked to state their main reasons for withdrawing their
house sales application. In total 477 respondents gave 739 responses. More
than two-thirds (68%) of respondents said the main reason had been the high
price of the property and insufficient discount (23%). Fourteen per cent of
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respondents said that they had withdrawn their application because they had
been unable to get a mortgage, their financial circumstances had changed
(12%) and their family circumstances had changed (8%). Fewer respondents
gave other reasons for withdrawing their house sales application including
‘applied out of curiosity’ (4%) and ‘the area was deteriorating’ (3%). A full
breakdown of other responses can be found in the appendix tables (Figure 8;
Table 13).
Figure 8: Main reasons for withdrawing application
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Don't know
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Wanted to buy on open market
Process too complicated
Too slow in processing
Area deteriorating
Only applied out curiosity
Change of family circumstances
Change of financial circumstances
Unable to get mortgage
Insufficient discount
Price was too high
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5.0 CONTACT WITH AREA LAND AND PROPERTY OFFICE
5.1 More than four-fifths (86%) of respondents reported that the Housing
Executive had arranged a valuation of their property to be carried out. The
majority (93%) of respondents said the valuer had made an appointment and
99% reported that the appointment had been kept (Tables 14 - 16).
5.2 Almost three-quarters (74%) of respondents were very satisfied/satisfied with
the inspection stage of the process, 15% were neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied and 11% were dissatisfied/very dissatisfied with the inspection
stage of the process. Reasons for dissatisfaction included: the valuer didn’t
spend much time in the property and they thought the house was over-valued
(11%) (Table 18). 5.3 The majority (81%) of respondents reported that they had received a letter of
offer within the relevant timescale (10 weeks for those wishing to purchase
their house and 12 weeks for those wishing to purchase their flat) from
receipt of a fully completed application (Table 19). 5.4 Eleven per cent of respondents had telephoned the Area Land and Property
Office at some time when they applied to purchase their home. Of these
respondents, one-third (18; 33%) had been told the name of the person
dealing with their call. The overwhelming majority of respondents agreed that
staff had been polite (52; 96%), more than four-fifths of respondents agreed
that staff had been knowledgeable (46; 85%) and not in a hurry or rushed
(48; 89%) (Tables 20 - 24). 5.5 Of the respondents who had telephoned the Area Land and Property Office,
more than four-fifths (45; 83%) said the person who took the call had been
able to deal with their query. The remaining 17% (9 respondents) said the
person had not been able to deal with their query; of these respondents, a
small number (<5) said they had been put through to someone else who had
been able to help (Tables 25 & 26). 5.6 Of the respondents who had telephoned the Area Land and Property Office,
the majority (46; 85%) were satisfied with the overall service they had
received, 9% (<5 respondents) were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied and 6%
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(<5 respondents) were dissatisfied with the service they had received (Figure
9; Table 27).
Figure 9: Overall Satisfaction with Telephone Service
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Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied
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6.0 COMPLETING FORMS
6.1 Respondents were asked for their opinion of the house sales application
forms. Most respondents said the application had been clear (88%) and not
difficult to complete (83%) (Tables 28 & 29).
6.2 Equal proportions (90%) of respondents agreed that the letters from the Area
Land and Property Office had been clear and easy to understand. Overall,
the majority (89%) of respondents were very satisfied/satisfied with the letters
they had received from the Area Land and Property Office (Tables 30 - 32).
6.3 More than four-fifths (84%) of respondents were very satisfied/satisfied,
overall, with the service they had received when they applied to buy their
home from the Housing Executive; 7% were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
and 8% were dissatisfied/very dissatisfied. The main reason for
dissatisfaction was that the property price had been too high (8%) (Figure 10;
Table 33).
Figure 10: Overall Satisfaction with House Sales Process (by Area)
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Very satisfied Satisfied Neither satisfiednor dissatisfied
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Belfast West South All respondents
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7.0 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
7.1 On completion of the questionnaire, all respondents were given the
opportunity to make general comments about the house sales process. In
total 68 respondents made 77 comments on a number of issues (Table 34).
7.2 Of the respondents who made comments, 26 (38%) reported that the property
had been too expensive and 10 respondents (15%) reported that the new
discount system was unfair. Over one-tenth (8; 12%) of respondents reported
that it was difficult to get an appointment with the Housing Executive.
7.3 Other comments (less than five in each case) included:
• Housing Executive would not sell house;
• repairs not carried out;
• would like more information on the house sales process;
• poor communication; and
• not enough time between valuation and agreeing sale.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX 1: PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS For data protection purposes it is the policy of the Research Unit that if less than five people respond in a particular way to any given question, the exact number is not reported, as it may be possible to identify individuals. Therefore, regardless of the size of the sample or sub-sample, if the number of responses is less than five, this is indicated throughout the report, in both the textual and tabular analyses, by the sign ‘<5’. Conditions regarding the inclusion of numbers and/or percentages in findings, depending on the size of the sample or sub-sample, are set out below: 1) Where the sample, or sub-sample, is 100 or more, the textual analysis (i.e. the
main body of the report) includes percentages only. The tabular analysis (i.e. the appendix tables) includes both numbers and percentages.
2) Where the sample, or sub-sample, is 50 or more but less than 100, both the
textual and tabular analyses include numbers and percentages.
3) Where the sample, or sub-sample, is less than 50, both the textual and tabular analyses include numbers, but not percentage figures.
The total achieved response in this survey was 477. Questions were directed at sub-samples of less than 100 and also less than 50 respondents. Therefore, all three conditions apply to sections of both the textual and tabular analyses. In line with other government bodies, the Housing Executive’s Research Unit has replaced the term ‘Head of Household’ (HoH) with that of ‘Household Reference Person’ (HRP). The HRP is the household member who: 1) owns the dwelling/accommodation, or 2) is legally responsible for the rent of the dwelling/accommodation, or 3) is living in the dwelling/accommodation as an emolument or perquisite, or 4) is living in the dwelling/accommodation by virtue of some relationship to the
owner or lessee, who is not a member of the household. In the case of a joint tenancy or joint ownership of a dwelling, the person with the higher annual income is the HRP. If both people have the same income, the older of the two is the HRP.
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APPENDIX 2: TABULAR REPORT Note: Due to rounding some tables may not add to 100%. Also, where the number of responses is less than five, the actual figure is omitted for Data protection purposes, shown as <5). Table 1 Gender of Household Reference Person
Area Belfast South West
Total
Gender Number % Number % Number % Number % Male 20 19 51 34 65 29 136 29
Female 85 81 99 66 157 71 341 72 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 2 Age of Household Reference Person
Area Belfast South West
Total
Age Groups Number % Number % Number % Number % 16-24 <5 4 - - <5 2 8 2 25-34 14 13 21 14 29 13 64 13 35-44 18 17 27 18 44 20 89 19 45-54 26 25 38 25 53 24 117 25 55-64 24 23 31 21 40 18 95 20
65+ 19 18 31 21 50 23 100 21 Refusal - - <5 1 <5 1 <5 1
Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 3 Employment details of Household Reference Person
Area Belfast South West
Total Employment
status of HRP Number % Number % Number % Number % Retired 22 21 41 27 59 27 122 26
Not working long term
(more than 1 year)29 28 31 21 57 26 117 25
Long term sick or disabled 26 25 26 17 42 19 94 20
Working full-time 10 10 19 13 18 8 47 10 Working part-time 12 11 10 7 15 7 37 8
Looking after family/home <5 2 11 7 13 6 26 6
Self-employed <5 1 6 4 7 3 14 3 Not working short
term (less than 1 year)
<5 2 <5 2 9 4 14 3
Student in full time education
(further/higher)<5 1 - - - - <5 <1
Refused - - <5 2 <5 1 5 1 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 4 Number of people in each household
Number Percentage One Person 159 33 Two People 145 30
Three People 90 19 Four or more People 83 17
Total 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 5 Household members with a disability
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Yes 53 51 70 47 106 48 229 48 No 52 50 80 53 116 52 248 52
Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 6 Ethnic group
Area Belfast South West
Total
Ethnic group Number % Number % Number % Number % White 104 99 150 100 218 98 472 99 Other - - - - <5 1 <5 <1
Refused <5 1 - - <5 1 <5 1 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 7 Annual Household Income
Area Belfast South West
Total
Annual Household
Income Number % Number % Number % Number % Less than 7,500 31 30 41 27 75 34 147 31
7,501-10,000 16 15 21 14 41 19 78 16 10,001-12,500 13 12 15 10 17 8 45 9 12,501-15,000 9 9 6 4 5 2 20 4 15,001-20,000 - - 6 4 <5 1 8 2
20,001+ <5 2 7 5 6 3 15 3 Refused 34 32 54 36 76 34 164 34
Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 8 Benefits received by household members
Number Percentage Housing Benefit 330 69 Income Support 235 49
Disability Benefit 220 46 Child Benefit 161 34
Incapacity Benefit 127 27 Retirement Pension (inc works pension) 99 21
Pension Credit 87 18 Child Tax Credit 85 18
Working Tax Credit 49 10 Jobseekers Allowance 25 5
Other benefits (including: carers allowance and widows pension 36 8
Base: 477 respondents N.B. As respondents can receive one or more benefits the percentages total more than 100.
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Table 9 Household Religion
Number Percentage Protestant 223 47
Catholic 190 40 Refused 28 6
Mixed Religion 15 3 None 15 3 Other 6 1 Total 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
Table 10 Length of Tenancy
Area Belfast South West
Total
Length of Tenancy Number % Number % Number % Number % Less than 5 years 7 7 7 5 9 4 23 5
5 years or more but less than 10 years 9 9 17 11 21 10 47 10
10 years or more but less than 15 years 20 19 20 13 29 13 69 15
15 years or more 69 66 106 71 163 73 338 71 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 11 House Type
Area Belfast South West
Total
House Type Number % Number % Number % Number % House 97 92 120 80 173 78 390 82
Flat 7 7 12 8 18 8 37 8 Bungalow <5 1 18 12 31 14 50 11
Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 12 Stage in the process when application was withdrawn
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Before the formal
offer was received from the Housing
Executive
16 15 29 19 47 21 92 19
After the formal offer was received
(decided not to proceed)
78 74 109 73 154 69 341 72
After the formal offer was received and
accepted (later decided to withdraw
application)
7 7 8 5 14 6 29 6
Don’t know/Can’t remember <5 4 <5 3 7 3 15 3
Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 13 Main reasons for withdrawing application
Number Percentage Price was too high 325 68
Insufficient discount 111 23 Unable to get mortgage 66 14
Change of financial circumstances 58 12 Change of family circumstances 39 8
Only applied out of curiosity 17 4 Area deteriorating 13 3
Too slow in processing 11 2 Process too complicated 9 2
Wanted to buy property on open market <5 <2 Other (including: not eligible to buy,
changed mind, house being renovated and house in bad condition)
74 16
Don’t know 15 3 Base: 477 respondents who give 739 responses
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Table 14 Did the Housing Executive arrange a valuation of your property?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Yes 94 90 127 85 189 85 410 86 No 10 10 22 15 31 14 63 13
Don’t know <5 1 <5 1 <5 1 <5 1 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 15 Did the valuer make an appointment?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Yes 87 93 122 96 174 92 383 93 No 6 6 <5 3 12 6 22 5
Don’t know <5 1 <5 1 <5 2 5 1 Total 94 100 127 100 189 100 410 100
Base: 410 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 16 Was the appointment kept?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Yes 85 98 121 99 172 99 378 99 No <5 2 <5 1 <5 1 5 1
Total 87 100 122 100 174 100 383 100 Base: 383 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 17 If no, was a reason given?
NumberYes <5 No <5
Total 5 Base: 5 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 18 How satisfied or dissatisfied were you with the inspection stage?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Very satisfied 32 34 44 35 75 40 151 37
Satisfied 39 42 55 44 57 31 151 37 Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied 10 11 16 13 36 19 62 15
Dissatisfied 9 10 5 4 13 7 27 7 Very dissatisfied <5 3 6 5 5 3 14 4
Total 93 100 126 100 186 100 405 100 Base: 405 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 19 Did you receive a letter offer within the relevant timescale?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Yes 92 88 120 80 175 79 387 81 No 7 7 25 17 43 19 75 16
Don’t know 6 6 5 3 <5 2 15 3 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 20 Did you telephone your Area Office at any time?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Yes 14 13 19 13 21 10 54 11 No 88 84 127 85 194 87 409 86
Don’t know <5 3 <5 3 7 3 14 3 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 21 Were you told the name of the person dealing you’re call?
Number % Yes 18 33 No 20 37
Don’t know 16 30 Total 54 100
Base: 54 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 22 The staff were polite (agree/disagree)
Number % Strongly agree 41 76 Slightly agree 11 20
Neither agree nor disagree <5 4
Total 54 100 Base: 54 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 23 The staff were knowledgeable (agree/disagree)
Number % Strongly agree 32 59 Slightly agree 14 26
Neither agree nor disagree 5 9
Slightly disagree <5 2 Strongly disagree <5 4
Total 54 100 Base: 54 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 24 The staff were in a hurry or rushed (agree/disagree)
Number % Strongly agree <5 2 Slightly agree <5 6
Neither agree nor disagree <5 4
Slightly disagree 19 35 Strongly disagree 29 54
Total 54 100 Base: 54 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 25 Was the person who took your call able to deal with your query?
Number % Yes 45 83 No 9 17
Total 54 100 Base: 54 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 26 If no, were you put through to someone else who was able to help you?
NumberYes <5 No 6
Total 9 Base: 9 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 27 How satisfied/dissatisfied were you with the telephone service?
Number % Very satisfied 28 52
Satisfied 18 33 Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied <5 9
Dissatisfied <5 6 Total 54 100
Base: 54 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 28 The forms were clear (agree/disagree)
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Strongly agree 65 62 81 54 136 61 282 59 Slightly agree 27 26 51 34 60 27 138 29
Neither agree nor disagree <5 4 6 4 10 5 20 4
Slightly disagree <5 2 <5 2 <5 2 9 2 Strongly disagree - - <5 1 <5 1 4 1
Don’t know 7 7 7 5 10 5 24 5 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 29 The forms were difficult to complete (agree/disagree)
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Strongly agree <5 1 <5 1 <5 1 <5 1 Slightly agree <5 4 12 8 6 3 22 5
Neither agree nor disagree 5 5 6 4 16 7 27 6
Slightly disagree 39 37 56 37 66 30 161 34 Strongly disagree 49 47 66 44 120 54 235 49
Don’t know 7 7 8 5 13 6 28 6 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 30 The letters were clear (agree/disagree)
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Strongly agree 74 71 95 63 150 68 319 67 Slightly agree 20 19 45 30 45 20 110 23
Neither agree nor disagree <5 3 <5 2 12 5 18 4
Slightly disagree <5 1 - - <5 1 <5 1 Don’t know 7 7 7 5 12 5 26 6
Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100 Base: 477 respondents
N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 31 The letters were easy to understand (agree/disagree)
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Strongly agree 70 67 94 63 152 69 316 66 Slightly agree 25 24 42 28 47 21 114 24
Neither agree nor disagree <5 2 6 4 6 3 14 3
Slightly disagree <5 2 <5 1 <5 1 6 1 Strongly disagree - - <5 1 <5 1 <5 <1
Don’t know 6 6 6 4 13 6 25 5 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100
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Table 32 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the letters you received?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Very satisfied 46 44 70 47 103 46 219 46
Satisfied 46 44 65 43 93 42 204 43 Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied 7 7 7 5 12 5 26 6
Dissatisfied <5 2 - - <5 1 <5 1 Very dissatisfied - - <5 1 <5 1 <5 1
Don’t know <5 4 6 4 11 5 21 4 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 33 Overall how satisfied or dissatisfied were you with the service you received when you applied to buy your home?
Area Belfast South West
Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Very satisfied 45 43 60 40 101 46 206 43
Satisfied 42 40 63 42 90 41 195 41 Neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied 8 8 11 7 15 7 34 7
Dissatisfied 5 5 10 7 7 3 22 5 Very dissatisfied <5 3 <5 2 8 4 14 3
Don’t know <5 2 <5 2 <5 1 6 1 Total 105 100 150 100 222 100 477 100
Base: 477 respondents N.B. Due to rounding percentages do not add to 100 Table 34: Additional Comments
Number Percentage House too expensive 26 38
New discount system unfair 10 15 Hard to get an appointment with Housing Executive 8 12
Housing Executive would not sell house <5 6 Repairs not done <5 6
Would like more information <5 4 Poor communication <5 4
Not enough time between valuation and agreeing sale <5 4 Other (including: very helpful and quick, good service and
complicated process 16 21
Base: 68 respondents who gave 77 comments
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