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Increasing Access or Widening Choice: The Role of Resold Public-Sector Dwellings in the Housing Market

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  • N J Williams
  • F E Twine

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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.

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  • N J Williams & F E Twine, 1992. "Increasing Access or Widening Choice: The Role of Resold Public-Sector Dwellings in the Housing Market," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 24(11), pages 1585-1598, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:24:y:1992:i:11:p:1585-1598
    DOI: 10.1068/a241585
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    1. Hal Pawson & Craig Watkins, 1998. "The Position and Role of Former Public Sector Homes in the Owner-occupied Sector: New Evidence from the Scottish Housing Market," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 35(8), pages 1291-1309, July.

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