1st Edition

Evictions in the UK Power, Housing, and Politics

By Joe Crawford Copyright 2021
178 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Evictions in the UK examines the relationships between tenants, landlords, housing providers and government agencies and the tensions and conflicts that characterise these relations. The book shows how power dynamics are being reconfigured in the post-welfare context of the first quarter of the 21st century, as evictions for rent arrears are becoming one of the most significant threats to both... Read more

Part One: The World of Housing

Chapter One. Evictions: Reflections from the Front Line

Chapter Two. The Legal and Regulatory Context

Chapter Three. A Political Economy of Housing in the UK

Part Two: The People of Housing

Chapter Four. "I just want tenants who will pay their rent on time"

Chapter Five. "They just don’t see the bigger picture"

Chapter Six. "They want us to become immigration officers"

Part Three The Practice of Housing

Chapter Seven. Constructing a Theoretical Model

Chapter Eight. The Parallax of Professional Practice

Chapter Nine. Power, Housing and Politics

Chapter Ten. What are the Alternatives to Eviction?

Biography

After almost a decade as Housing Aid Worker at Shelter in Glasgow, Joe Crawford made the transition to academia. After working in several academic institutions in the UK he established Erasmus Research, a collective of academics and activists.