Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-215) and index.
1. Home ownership in Britain : riding the roller coaster -- 2. From boom to slump and back again : the changing structure of the British home ownership market -- 3. Who gets to own? : the changing social basis of home ownership and its implications -- 4. Winners and losers : housing as an investment -- 5. Who gets what? : the distribution of home owners' equity in Britain -- 6. Housing inheritance and equity extraction from home ownership -- 7. Housing Careers and housing investment strategies -- 8. Home ownership, housing wealth and the British economy -- 9. The future of the home ownership market in Britain.