Increasing Access or Widening Choice

The Role of Resold Public-Sector Dwellings in the Housing Market

Bibliographic Data

ID4813301
AuthorsNicholas J Williams (0000-0002-9028-4750, University of Aberdeen), F E Twine (University of Aberdeen), Fred Twine (University of Aberdeen)
Year1992
Volume24
Issue11
Pages1585-1598
Publication date1992-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a241585
OpenAlexW2083788486
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited6

British housing policy has, since 1979, been dominated by a shift from collectivist to market-oriented strategies. The single most important element of this policy shift has been the sale of public-sector dwellings to sitting tenants. The patterns of such sales have been well documented, but the longer-term effects on the broader housing market are less well understood. This paper is a report of the results of a research project into the resale by purchasing tenants of Scottish Special Housing Association dwellings over the period 1979-90. The findings are placed in the broader context of the general government housing policy aimed at widening the access to owner occupation for lower-income households. The authors conclude that the long-term impact of the sale of public-sector dwellings is more likely to widen choice for existing owners rather than to increase access to owner occupation

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political science · Public economics · Public housing · Public policy · Public sector · Purchasing · Housing Market and Economics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urbanization and City Planning · Marketing

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