The privately rented housing market has largely catered for young, mobile people and students since it was deregulated in the UK. In this volume, key writers provide timely insights into this rapidly evolving market. This volume is based on new, original research which brings together specialists in housing policy and legal studies, with their common and increasingly interdependent knowledge base about the privately rented sector and its future direction. The collection opens with an overview of the historical context and recent changes to the sector, such as the rapid and continued expansion of the buy-to-let market, followed by a discussion of the factors shaping the contemporary market. The contributors show how the new regulatory environment is opening a series of issues with significant potential to affect (and potentially damage) the market. The volume will interest academics and students in social and public policy, law and housing studies, as well as law practices and housing authorities.

About the Author

David Hughes is Professor of Housing and Planning Law at De Montfort University, UK. Stuart Lowe is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York, UK. They have both published widely in their respective fields and have jointly co-edited A New Century of Social Housing (1991), Social Housing Law and Policy (1995), and Public Sector Housing Law 3rd edition (2000).

Book Information
ISBN 9781138358164
Author Stuart Lowe
Format Paperback
Page Count 182
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 276g