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 includes projects funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the predecessor departments to the Department for Communities and Local Government, Scottish Homes, and the Economic and Social Research Council.

It fills a major gap in the literature about an important actor in housing provision and the built environment. Most of the recent work on private landlords has been published as research reports and there is a lack of book length scholarly study aimed at an academic rather than a policy audience.

About the Author
Tony Crook is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield.

Peter Kemp is Barnett Professor of Social Policy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College.

The authors are leading academic experts on privately rented housing in Britain, a subject that they have been researching separately and together since 1978 and 1979 respectively. They have conducted a succession of quantitative and qualitative studies of private landlords and are the authors of numerous reports and other publications on this topic.

Reviews

"This is a fruitful read for anybody interested in housing and housing policy. With their well-informed and empirically grounded case study on British housing policy over the past three decades, Tony Cook and Peter Kemp highlight the transformation of landlord structure as a crucial field of governance in the field of housing." (International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, 19 August 2013)

"Notwithstanding these observations, the book is a must for those of us with an interest in the PRS andI thoroughly recommend it." (Housing Studies, 21 September 2012)

"This is an essential text for any housing academic - undergraduate, postgraduate and upwards - or policy practitioner seeking a basic understanding of the history and workings of the private rented sector (PRS) ... However, in its definitive summary of the authors' research over the past three decades, the text constitutes a worthy full stop, and signals the prospect of a move forward into new questions, themes, data and analytical frameworks." (International Journal of Housing Policy, 1 December 2011)

Book Information
ISBN 9781405184151
Author Tony Crook
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 585g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 18mm