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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140759603321

Autore

Crook Tony <1944->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-282-82296-9

9786612822964

1-4443-2941-3

1-4443-2942-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Real estate issues

Altri autori (Persone)

KempPeter <1955->

Disciplina

333.33/8

Soggetti

Rental housing - England

Landlords - England

Landlord and tenant - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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