Survey example: Tenants survey about rent affordability

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This is an example of an AI survey for tenants about rent affordability—see and try the example. You can explore how these conversational surveys work from both the respondent and creator perspective.

Building effective tenants rent affordability surveys is challenging—most fall flat, missing key drivers behind financial stress or barriers renters face.

Specific is the trusted platform behind these AI-powered conversational surveys. Every example here uses Specific’s tools and expertise in survey design and analysis.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for tenants

Creating effective tenants rent affordability surveys is hard. People often skip over long, one-size-fits-all forms, and traditional survey tools rarely capture the full story. That’s a big problem when nearly 36.3% of tenant households in England now spend more than the affordability threshold on rent—respondents' unique perspectives are crucial to understand the true cost of renting. [1]

This is where AI-generated surveys shine. Instead of a static form, a conversational survey feels like a real conversation—adapting in real time, probing for context, and engaging the respondent in a much more natural way. Rather than forcing everyone through the same path, it adjusts to each tenant’s experience and responses.

Manual surveys

AI-generated surveys

Rigid, static questions

Dynamic, adaptive to answers

Hard to personalize

Tailored for each respondent

No real-time follow-up

Instant probing for deeper context

Time-consuming to build

Created fast with an AI survey generator

Why use AI for tenants surveys?

  • Capture richer, more honest detail about rent burden or satisfaction

  • Efficiently spot early warning signals of affordability stress

  • Boost participation—chat-like experiences are less intimidating and easier for tenants to complete

  • Let AI do the heavy lifting: build, personalize, and analyze surveys far more efficiently

Specific delivers a best-in-class user experience—powerful for both survey creators who want better data and tenants who deserve to be heard in a way that feels truly personal.

If you’re curious about what to ask, see best questions for a tenants survey about rent affordability, or for step-by-step setup, check how to create a tenants survey about rent affordability.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

Unlike generic forms, Specific’s AI survey engine asks smart follow-up questions on the fly, just like a skilled interviewer. It listens to each answer, generates relevant follow-up questions in real time, and dives deeper when needed—unlocking richer insight about tenants’ situations that basic surveys simply miss. No more wasting time manually chasing vague or incomplete answers over email—AI handles it instantly.

Here’s what can happen without good follow-ups:

  • Tenant: “My rent just went up.”

  • AI follow-up: “How has this rent increase affected other areas of your budget or daily life?”

Failing to probe can mean data that's too shallow—leaving out the reasons or consequences behind a tenant's challenges. With AI-powered automatic follow-up questions, every reply launches a targeted, context-aware dialogue.

These follow-ups transform surveys into conversations—making every survey a conversational survey by design. Try generating a survey with AI and see how naturally the conversation flows.

Easy editing, like magic

Editing your tenants rent affordability survey is finally painless. With Specific’s AI survey editor, you just describe changes in plain language and the AI updates your survey instantly—with expert-level precision. There’s no need to fumble with fiddly settings or complex forms; you can add, remove, or tweak questions in seconds.

The AI does all the repetitive work, so you can focus on what matters—gathering quality feedback fast.

Survey delivery: sharable links and in-product options

Getting your rent affordability survey in front of tenants should fit their habits and your use case. With Specific, you have full flexibility:

  • Sharable landing page surveys:

    • Best for emailing links to tenants, posting in online communities, or reaching a broad audience outside your app

    • Ideal for housing associations, researchers, or tenant advocates running large-scale feedback programs

    • Example use: Share a survey link with all tenants when rents are increased, to capture detailed feedback on affordability pressures

  • In-product surveys:

    • Perfect for property managers or rental platforms that want to reach tenants directly within their online portal or app

    • Great for targeting feedback after specific actions, such as lease renewal or rent adjustment notifications

Both delivery methods put the AI survey example right where your tenants are already present—raising participation and data quality.

Effortless AI survey analysis—insights without the hassle

No one wants to slog through spreadsheets to figure out tenants’ key pain points. With AI-powered survey analysis, Specific instantly summarizes and categorizes every response, picking out recurring themes—such as affordability struggles, reasons for missed payments, or sources of tenant stress—without hours of manual work.

The platform’s AI survey response analysis feature even lets you chat directly with AI about your results, surfacing actionable insights in minutes. That’s why analyzing survey responses with AI is a breakthrough for anyone who wants fast, accurate takeaways. For a deeper dive, learn how to analyze tenants rent affordability survey responses with AI.

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Sources

  1. ONS. Private rental affordability, England: 2024

  2. AP News. US renters hit by record evictions as affordability worsens

  3. RWRANT. 28.7% of South Africans’ income goes to rent

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