An introduction to social housing / Paul Reeves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeves, Paul (Paul F.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--Great Britain.

Housing.

Great Britain.

Housing policy--Great Britain.

Housing policy.

Physical Description:

x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.

Summary:

The provision and management of social housing for those who are unable to access the housing market is essential to the maintenance of the fabric of society. The social housing industry is vast and still growing. There are very few countries in the world where some form of subsidised housing does not exist, and the total number of social homes is likely to grow worldwide, as are the challenges of the sector.

Paul Reeves takes a people-centred approach to the subject, describing the themes that have run through provision of social housing from the first philanthropic industrialists in the 19th century through to the increasingly complex mixture of ownerships and tenures in the present day. The management of housing forms a key part of the book, with an emphasis on the practical aspects of tenant participation and multi-agency working.

The book is ideal for students of housing and social policy, and for housing professionals aiming to obtain qualifications and wanting a broad understanding of the social housing sector.

Contents:

1 Supply and demand 13

2 Housing management 47

3 Housing finance 115

4 Housing development 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0750663936

OCLC:

61701620