Transforming private landlords : housing, markets & public policy / Tony Crook, Peter A. Kemp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crook, Tony, 1944-

Contributor:

Kemp, Peter, 1955-

Series:

Real estate issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rental housing--England.

Rental housing.

Landlords--England.

Landlords.

Landlord and tenant--England.

Landlord and tenant.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex [England] ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the origins, extent and implications of this revival in the fortunes of private landlordism. It presents an in-depth, scholarly analysis of private landlords, the rationales for and ways in which governments have sought to revitalise investment in residential lettings, and their success in doing so. It also assesses the extent to which landlordism has been transformed in recent years and the lessons for policy that can be learned from this experience. The book draws on the extensive research into private landlords conducted by the authors over the past two decades. This in

Contents:

Transforming Private Landlords; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Private Landlords in Historical Perspective; 2 Government Policy Since 1979; 3 Private Renting Since 1979; 4 Private Landlords in Contemporary Britain; 5 The Business Expansion Scheme; 6 Financial Institutions and Rented Housing; 7 The Buy-to-let Boom; 8 Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-82296-9

9786612822964

1-4443-2941-3

1-4443-2942-1

OCLC:

680322907