1st Edition

Owner-Occupation in Britain

By Stephen Merrett Copyright 1982
412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1982, this is a companion volume to State Housing in Britain . Together the 2 volumes cover the tenure of some 85% of all British households in much of the 20 th Century. The development of the tenure between 1918 and 1970 with special reference to its position in state housing policies is examined. Subsequent chapters analyse effective demand since 1970, both with... Read more

1. The First Book 2. War and Reconstruction 3. The Second Book 4. The Demographic Context 5. The Willingness to Purchase 6. The Capacity to Purchase and the Building Societies 7. Owner-Occupation at the Margin 8. The Sale of Council Houses 9. The Sale of Privately Rented Accommodation 10. The Stock Supply from Owner-Occupier Households 11. The Speculative Housebuilding Industry 12. Owner-Occupier Rehabilitation 13. The Exchange Process 14. Stock and Flow 15. Owner-Occupation and Social Relations 16. Perturbation and Decline 17. A Strategy for the Future.

Biography

Stephen Merrett