Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 The Housing Crisis; Homeownership; 'Rabbit Hutches'; Homelessness; Economic Determinism; But Is There a Housing Crisis?; House Prices and Consumer Spending; The Politics of Housing Wealth; Renting: Not Such a Bad Thing?; A Supply Dearth?; Whose Crisis?; Privatisation and Commodification; Social Justice; John Rawls; Justice as Historical; Marxist Theory; Housing Crises; Age; Class; Gender; Ethnicity; Location; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; Tenure; Conclusion; References; 2 The Slow-Burning Fuses
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Building Industry CapacityPrivate Landlordism; Private Landlords and Slums; 'Creeping' Decontrol; Housing Financialisation; Competition; The Demise of Council Housing; Rise; Fall; Housing Associations; 'Entrepreneurial' Housing Associations; The Decline in Social Housing Supply; Stigmatising 'Social' Housing; Investment in the Existing Housing Stock; Demographic Change; Planning; Sharp, Middle-Class Elbows; 'Middle England'; Conclusion; References; 3 Housing Crises; Owner-Occupation: Acquiring; Managing; Using and Transferring; Acquiring; Managing: Staying on and Climbing the Ladder
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England: Regional, Local Authority and Neighbourhood Dimensions: LondonWhat Has Caused the London Housing Crisis?; London Differences; Other English Regions; The North West: Oldham and Cheshire East; West Midlands: Solihull and Walsall; South East: Wokingham and Slough; North East: Northumberland and Middlesbrough; Area-Based Housing Policies; Conclusion; References; 5 Future Housing Requirements; Need, Demand and the Market; Local Plans; Assessing Housing Requirements; Household Projections; Affordable Housing Requirements; Planning for the Right Homes in the Right Places
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Promise and DeliveryNew Homes Bonus; Reforming the System in England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; Conclusion; References; 6 Making Better Use of the Existing Housing Stock; Empty Homes; Living Over the Shop (LOTS); Buy to Leave Empty; Home Improvement; Value Added Tax (VAT); Energy Efficiency; Decent Homes; New Home Energy Efficiency; Fuel Poverty; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; Maximising Space Use; Tenure Change; A Right to Buy for Private Landlord Tenants; Rent Control; Taxation Changes
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Using and TransferringVariations in Old Age; Class; Homeownership and Class; Private Renting; Social Renters; Housing and Inequality; Housing Wealth and Class; Land; Land Ownership; Gender; Younger Single Women (Without Children); Single Parents; Older Women; Ethnic Minorities; Conclusion; References; 4 Location, Location, Location; Globalisation; Securitisation; Real Estate Speculation and the Super Rich; United Kingdom Devolution; Scotland; The Scottish National Party (SNP); Scotland's 'Housing Crisis'?; Wales; Northern Ireland