Social Housing in Europe E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: Real Estate Issues
• Sprache: Englisch

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

All countries aim to improve housing conditions for their citizens but many have been forced by the financial crisis to reduce government expenditure.  Social housing is at the crux of this tension.  Policy-makers, practitioners and academics want to know how other systems work and are looking for something written in clear English, where there is a depth of understanding of the literature in other languages and direct contributions from country experts across the continent.

Social Housing in Europe combines a comparative overview of European social housing written by scholars with in-depth chapters written by international housing experts. The countries covered include Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands and Sweden, with a further chapter devoted to CEE countries other than Hungary. 

The book provides an up-to-date international comparison of social housing policy and practice.  It offers an analysis of how the social housing system currently works in each country, supported by relevant statistics.  It identifies European trends in the sector, and opportunities for innovation and improvement.

These country-specific chapters are accompanied by topical thematic chapters dealing with subjects such as the role of social housing in urban regeneration, the privatisation of social housing, financing models, and the impact of European Union state aid regulations on the definitions and financing of social housing.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Series pages

Real Estate Issues

Books in the series

Title Page

Copyright

Notes on Contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

National stocks of social housing

Ownership

Rents

Access

Housing allowance

Demographics of social tenants

References

Section One: Social Housing in 12 European Countries

Part I: Large Social Housing Sectors

Chapter 2: Social Housing in the Netherlands

Position of social housing

Historical development

The provision of social housing

Finance

Rents

Access and allocation

Social housing-tenants

Governance and regulation

Current debates

Notes

References

Chapter 3: Social Housing in Scotland

Introduction

Historical development of social housing in Scotland

Tenure profile and trends

Insecure accommodation

Housing allocations

Financing of social housing

Governance and regulation

Capital investment in housing

Right to Buy

Housing finance

New house-building trends

Financial innovations

Conclusion: Present-day policy environment

Notes

References

Chapter 4: Social Housing in Austria

Introduction: the current position of social housing

Historical development of the sector up to the present

Provision of social housing

Financing

Rents

Access

Demographics

Governance and regulation

Current policy environment

References

Part II: Medium Social Housing Sectors

Chapter 5: Social Housing in Denmark

Introduction

The current position of social housing

Provision of social housing

Landsbyggefonden/The National Building Fund

Access to social housing/eligibility

Demographics of social housing

Rent levels

Other forms of affordable provision

The political debate

Recent initiatives

Conclusion

References

Chapter 6: Social Housing in Sweden

The concept of social housing in the Swedish context

Tenure forms and rent setting in Sweden

MHCs in Sweden

Housing allowances and other economic support

How the social authorities work with housing issues

Some recent trends

Conclusion

Notes

References

Chapter 7: Social Housing in England

The housing stock and the changing importance of tenure structure

Structure and ownership in the social sector

Investment in new social housing

Rent determination

Who lives in the social sector?

Looking to the future

References

Chapter 8: Social Housing in France

Introduction: the current position of social housing in France

Historical development of social housing

Organisation of the social housing sector

Financing social housing

Rents

Access and allocation

Tenant demographics

Current issues and political debates

Notes

References

Part III: Small Social Housing Sectors

Chapter 9: Social Housing in the Republic of Ireland

Introduction

The development of the social housing sector

Housing need and social housing tenants

The local authority sector

The housing association sector

Planning gain and social housing

Social housing support: rent supplement and social housing leasing

Future trends and policy

Note

References

Chapter 10: Social Housing in the Czech Republic

Introduction

The current position of social housing

Historical development of the sector to the present day

Provision of social housing

New municipal construction: policy and financing

Rents, access and allocation

Conclusion

Acknowledgement

Notes

References

Chapter 11: Social Housing in Germany

Introduction

Development of the sector up to the present

Provision of social housing

Current developments in social housing policy and practice

Conclusion

Notes

References

Chapter 12: Social Housing in Hungary

Introduction

Historical development of the sector up to the present

Provision of social housing

Financing social housing

Rents

Access and allocation

Housing allowances and ‘low-cost housing’

Homeownership opportunities

Effects of the global financial crisis on social housing

Conclusion

Notes

References

Chapter 13: Social Housing in Spain

Introduction

Historical development of the sector

Structure of social housing

Funding VPO social housing

VPO prices and rents

Access and allocation

Demographics of social housing

Current policy environment

References

Chapter 14: Social Housing in Post-Socialist Countries

Introduction: the East European Housing Model and changes to the housing system during transition

Trends in housing affordability and housing inequality

The sustainability and effectiveness of new social housing subsidies

Conclusions: prospects for a new social housing regime

Acknowledgement

Notes

References

Section Two: Cross-Cutting Themes

Part IV: History

Chapter 15: Histories of Social Housing: A Comparative Approach

Introduction

Perspectives on the history of social housing

Comparative housing histories: a new approach

Conclusion

References

Chapter 16: Learning from History: Path Dependency and Change in the Social Housing Sectors of Austria, France, the Netherlands and Scotland, 1889–2013

Introduction

Main historical sequences

The metamorphosis of social housing

Conclusion

Notes

References

Chapter 17: Housing the Poor in Paris and Vienna: The Changing Understanding of the ‘Social’

Introduction

Social and ‘very social’: shifts in contexts, concepts and provision

Conditions in and provision of social housing, then and now

From social to

very social

Historical shifts in meaning of ‘very social’

Conclusion: the paradox of integration

Notes

References

Part V: Finance and Law

Chapter 18: Financing Social Rented Housing in Europe

Introduction

Rent determination

An increasing role for private debt finance

Equity finance for social housing

Subsidies to social housing provision

Conclusion

Note

References

Chapter 19: Social Housing and European Community Competition Law

Introduction

A typology of approaches to social housing provision in the European Union

Services of general interest, state aid and social housing

Conclusion

Notes

References

Chapter 20: Property, Altruism and Welfare: What Social Housing Allocation Tells Us About English and French Legal Differences

Introduction

Social housing allocation in the European context

A holistic view

Property and altruism in England

Property law and altruism in France

Changes and Europeanisation

Conclusion

Notes

References

Part VI: The Social and Private Sectors

Chapter 21: Urban Regeneration in Dutch, French and German Social Housing Areas

Social housing and urban regeneration in the three countries: a comparative perspective

The main periods of urban regeneration in social housing

Key features of current social housing renewal

Conclusion: the playing field is changing

Notes

References

Chapter 22: The Privatisation of Social Housing: Three Different Pathways

Introduction

Privatisation in the UK

Privatisation in the Netherlands

Privatisation in Germany

Conclusion

Notes

References

Chapter 23: Housing and Neighbourhoods: What Happened After the Sale of State Housing to Sitting Tenants in England?

Introduction

Privatising public housing in Europe

The Right to Buy in England

Social and spatial differences

Estate-level analysis

Conclusion

Note

References

Chapter 24: Conclusion

Country comparisons

Cross-cutting themes

A final conclusion

References

Glossary

Index

End User License Agreement

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Series pages

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Social Housing in Europe

Edited by

Kathleen Scanlon

Research Fellow

LSE London

London School of Economics

Christine Whitehead

Professor of Housing Economics

London School of Economics

Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia

Research Officer

LSE London

London School of Economics

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Social housing in Europe / edited by Kathleen Scanlon, Christine Whitehead, Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia.

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1. Public housing — Europe. 2. Housing policy — Europe. I. Scanlon, Kathleen.

II. Whitehead, Christine M. E. III. Arrigoitia, Melissa Fernandez, 1980-

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Notes on Contributors

Baralides Alberdiis a specialist in housing finance and financial instruments that develop and complement the mortgage market, and previously worked as head of the research department of the Mortgage Bank of Spain, the largest specialised mortgage institution at the time. She is part of the International Housing Program with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and has worked for the World Bank as a financial-sector specialist on housing projects in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentine, Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica. Currently, she is director of the consultancy .