Housing Policy and Finance

by John Black, David Stafford

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive investment in house building and improvement with allegations that housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the Thatcher government's policy on council house sales, which followed. The book thus provides a background for the development of housing policy over the next decade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415004206
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/28/1988
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Black, David Stafford

Table of Contents

I: Housing Facts and Fiction; 1: The Political Economy of Housing; 2: The Facts about Housing in the UK; II: Housing Tenure and Finance; 3: Owner-occupation: Choice and Finance; 4: Public-sector Housing: Finance and Allocation; 5: Private Rented Housing: Rent Control in Theory and Practice; III: Housing Finance and Policy Reforms; 6: Taxation and Owner-occupied Housing; 7: Reform of Council Housing; 8: Policy Options for Private Rented Housing; 9: Conclusions