Housing Policy in Britain: A HistoryOriginally published in 1987, this book provides a comprehensive history of housing policy in Britain from the beginning of the twentieth century to the end of the 1970s. For every period the author gives a detailed account of the housing situation in which policies operated, the policies pursued and their rationale. Owner-occupation and privately rented housing are fully discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the financial and economic aspects of housing policy, including the impact on it of the economic situation. Issues such as population growth and the increase in the number of households are also examined. |
Contents
The Economy Population Households and Housing | |
From World War II to the 1970s | |
The Growth of OwnerOccupation and of Local Authority Housing | |
Finance of OwnerOccupation | |
Local Authority Housing Finance | |
Privately Owned Rented Housing | |
Overview and Concluding Observations | |
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amount authority housing authority tenants boom Britain building costs building societies built Census Chapter Committee controlled rents council house Cullingworth decontrol demand earnings economic effect England and Wales estimated Exchequer subsidy figures Finance Act 1972 gross domestic product growth headship rates higher house building house prices house purchase houses and flats Housing Act Housing Act 1930 housing finance Housing Financial Provisions housing revenue account housing stock incomes policy inflation inter-war interest rates investment investors Labour lending letting by private loan charges London married couples million money terms mortgage mortgage interest nominal interest rates number of households number of houses occupiers owner-occupation post-war price level private landlords private owners private rented sector programme proportion rate fund contributions rateable value real terms reason reduced Rent Act rent control rent rebates Rent Restrictions Acts rented housing Report rise security of tenure shortage slum clearance standards Statistics Table tax relief