# Collect data by Occupancy Survey

A critical step in the process is to collect data on the occupants of subsidy dwellings by means of an occupancy survey.

### **What is an occupancy survey?** <a href="#what-is-an-occupancy-survey" id="what-is-an-occupancy-survey"></a>

An occupancy survey is a door-to-door site visit to each affected property (i.e. where no primary transfer has occurred yet) to establish:

1. Who currently lives on the property.
2. The perceived tenure status of the current occupant (own, rent, caretaker, other).
3. For those who regard themselves as owners, how and when they came to own the property.
4. For those who do not regard themselves as owners, who is regarded as the owner of the property.


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