1st Edition
Second Homes European Perspectives and UK Policies
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Second homes are once again a source of political and social contention in rural areas. The British government's decision to reduce Council Tax discounts on second homes in England in April 2004 has caused wide debate in local communities, local authorities, and the media. The debate has not only focused on the vexed Council Tax issue, but on wider rural housing concerns. Questions have been... Read more
Contents: Introduction. The Second Home Debate: Second home ownership and demand; The impacts of second homes. Second Homes In Context: England and Wales: case studies; European experiences: past and present; Mainland Europe and Britain compared. Responding To Second Home Pressures: The evolving framework; Land use planning mechanisms; A new framework for policy; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Nick Gallent is Senior Lecturer at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK. Alan Mace is now Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster, UK. Mark Tewdwr-Jones is Professor of Spatial Planning and Governance at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.
’This thought-provoking book catapults second homes into the mainstream of housing research. Recognizing that solutions to second home problems require policy measures extending beyond the housing and planning realms, the book avoids sentimentality, to challenge us to acknowledge the complexity of local housing markets, the varied roles of second homes within those markets, and the undesirability of failure to integrate social demand for second home ownership into progressive policies for the future.’ Keith Hoggart, King’s College London, UK ’...[offers] a thorough examination of second homes as an integrated part of the rural housing market...a valuable contribution to the second-home literature.’ European Journal of Housing Policy
