Bridging the Gap between Social and Market Rented Housing in Six European Countries? Volume 33 Housing and Urban Policy Studies

The once clear demarcation of funding and roles of the social and market rental sectors seems to have become blurred in a number of European countries. Social renting is no longer provided only by non-profit organizations. The central issue in Bridging the Gap between Social and Market Rented Housing in Six European Countries? is the extent to which the divide between the social and market rental sectors in North-West Europe (England, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands) can be identified. From an empirical viewpoint it conveys who provides what in rental housing, relevant government policies and outcomes achieved. From a theoretical point of view the gap is about the extent to which accommodation in the two sectors can be considered as substitutes by consumers and whether landlords are rivals in attracting tenants. IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. 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Differences in the degree of competition: a theoretical framework......Page 44 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 52 Returning to the gap......Page 54 Political and administrative responsibilities in England......Page 56 Definition of the components of the rented sector......Page 58 Description of the housing stock......Page 60 Housing quality......Page 61 Characteristics of tenants......Page 62 Tenure-specific policies......Page 64 Social renting......Page 65 Market renting......Page 66 Policy objectives......Page 68 Rent determination in the social sector......Page 70 Security of tenure......Page 71 Allocation procedures and criteria......Page 73 Social-sector regulation......Page 74 Capital finance......Page 76 Tax concessions for landlords......Page 78 Housing allowances......Page 79 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 80 Country expert......Page 85 The federal system......Page 86 Description of housing stock......Page 87 Quality of the housing stock......Page 91 Characteristics of tenants......Page 93 Belgian history......Page 97 Flemish history......Page 98 Recent housing policy......Page 100 Rent control, tenant security and other property rights......Page 102 Social rented sector: differential rents......Page 103 Social rented sector: other property rights......Page 104 Market rented sector: rent control and security of tenure......Page 105 Allocation of social rented dwellings......Page 107 Social Rental Agencies: allocation of market rented dwellings with a social purpose......Page 109 Regulation and supervision......Page 110 Supervising and accrediting social rental housing......Page 111 Regulating market rental housing......Page 113 Subsidies and finance......Page 114 Support for social rental sector investment......Page 115 Taxation for market rental investment......Page 116 Housing allowances......Page 117 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 118 Country experts......Page 125 Introduction......Page 126 A large array of landlords......Page 127 Development of the French housing stock......Page 130 Quality of the housing stock......Page 131 Characteristics of tenants and rent levels......Page 132 The history of housing policy......Page 135 Recent housing policy developments......Page 137 Social rental sector......Page 141 Market rental sector......Page 144 Social rental sector......Page 145 Regulating social rental housing......Page 147 Support for social rental sector investment......Page 150 Support for intermediate sector investment......Page 152 Subsidies for renovation......Page 153 Taxation of the different types of landlords......Page 155 Tax concessions for market rental landlords......Page 156 Housing allowances......Page 159 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 161 Country experts......Page 165 Definition of the subsidised and unsubsidised rented sector......Page 166 Housing stock according to type of landlord......Page 167 Quality of housing stock......Page 172 Characteristics of tenants......Page 174 History......Page 176 Recent social and housing policy......Page 179 Rent control, tenant security and other property rights......Page 181 Rent control: not-subsidised dwellings......Page 182 Rent control: subsidised dwellings......Page 183 Rent surcharge......Page 185 Allocation procedures and criteria......Page 186 Regulation and supervision......Page 188 Bricks-and-mortar subsidies......Page 189 Tax concessions for landlords......Page 191 Housing allowances......Page 193 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 194 Country experts......Page 198 Description of the housing stock......Page 200 Quality of the housing stock......Page 202 Characteristics of tenants......Page 203 Home ownership......Page 204 The Plan for Social Housing......Page 205 Market rented policy......Page 207 Current policy objectives......Page 208 Differential rents......Page 209 Rent levels......Page 211 Security of tenure in the market rented sector......Page 212 Right to buy......Page 213 The target group of the social rented sector......Page 214 Priority criteria......Page 215 Regulating social housing......Page 216 Regulating market sector rental housing......Page 217 Support for market rental investment......Page 218 Rent supplements......Page 219 Rental Accommodation Scheme......Page 221 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 223 Country experts......Page 227 Definition of the social rented and the market rented sector......Page 228 Description of the housing stock......Page 229 Quality of the housing stock......Page 232 Movements between tenures......Page 234 Characteristics of tenants......Page 235 History......Page 237 Recent housing policy......Page 240 Rent-setting and rent control......Page 242 Security of tenure......Page 243 Allocation procedures and criteria......Page 244 Regulation and supervision......Page 246 Subsidies......Page 247 Taxation......Page 249 Housing allowances......Page 250 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 251 Country experts......Page 256 A comparison of the gap in who provides what between social and market renting in six countries......Page 258 A comparison of the gap in policy between social and market renting in six countries......Page 265 Similarities and differences in six countries summarised......Page 276 Competitive gap between sectors......Page 278 Bridging the gap between social and market renting?......Page 289 Promoting greater competition between sectors......Page 290 Building an intermediate sector......Page 293 Evaluation of framework......Page 296 References......Page 302 Index......Page 326