Description
Book SynopsisAn evaluation of the most enduring privatisation of the Thatcher era
Written in an accessible style, this is a key reference for students and researchers in housing and planning; geography; and social policy.
The book analyses the operation and impact of the right to buy policy (RTB). It includes a critique of the Housing Act and the 2001 Housing (Scotland) Act. The enactment of these changes under a Labour government affirms the continuance of the RTB. The authors take stock of its profound effect on housing policy, reversing the growth in social housing developed over the twentieth century, transforming the nation''s tenure structure and revolutionising the UK housing system.
The Right to Buy: analysis and evaluation of a housing policy begins with an examination of the policy background to the establishment of the RTB and the main features of the legislation. This is followed by chapters that review its take-up and the pattern of sales and their
Table of Contents
1: Introduction.
2: A Policy For Its Time.
3: The Right To Buy In The Uk 1980- 20054: Unequal Opportunities, Time And Place.
5: Transforming Social Housing.
6: Extending The Owner Occupied Housing Market.
7: Promoting The Private Rented Sector.
8: Creating Sustainable Communities.
9: Housing Management And Housing Quality.
10: The Financial Equation.
11: Policy Transfer – International Perspectives On Housing Privatisation.
12: A Policy Past Its Sell-By Date?.
13: Learning From the Right to Buy.
References.
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