Originally published in 1986, this book compares and evaluates the effects of converting rental housing into owner occupancy in the USA, the UK and Germany. The evaluation examines the pros and cons of such conversions. The conversion controversy is more than a technical discussion of outcomes of different housing strategies. By viewing tenure conversions as strategies for limiting direct governmental involvement, this comparative evaluation indicates something about the effects not only on housing, but on general social welfare, of such strategies.
Author(s): Lennart J. Lundqvist
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Inequality, 6
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 252
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Dedication
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. The Conversion Controversy: Housing Policy and Tenure Conversions
The Conversion Debate: Opportunity or Outcome?
Housing and the Role of Government: Supplementary or Comprehensive?
Housing Policy and Tenure: Neutrality or Bias?
Evaluating Conversion Effects: The Case for Comparison
Comparing Conversion Consequences: The Research Outline
Notes
2. The United States: Condominium Conversions and Their Effects
US Housing Policy: Main Characteristics and Tenure Aspects
Condominium Conversions: The Political, Legal and Economic Framework
Processes and Procedures of Condominium Conversions
The Volume of Condominium Conversions
Consequences for the Level and Distribution of Housing Quality
Effects on the Level and Distribution of Housing Costs
Conversions, Housing Markets, and the Availability of Rental Housing
Condominium Conversions and Residential Influence
Conversions and the Public Purse
Conclusion
Notes
3. Great Britain: Council House Sales and Their Effects
British Housing Policy: Main Characteristics and Tenure Aspects
Council House Sales: The Political, Legal, and Economic Framework
Processes and Procedures of Council House Sales
The Volume of Council House Sales
Consequences for the Level and Distribution of Housing Quality
Effects on the Level and Distribution of Housing Costs
Sales, Housing Markets and the Availability of Rental Housing
Council House Sales and Residential Influence
Sales and the Public Purse
Conclusion
Notes
4. West Germany: Umwandlungen in Eigentumswohnungen and Their Effects
West German Housing Policy: Main Characteristics and Tenure Aspects
Umwandlung in Eigentumswohnungen: the Political, Legal, and Economic Framework
Processes and Procedures of Umwandlungen
The Volume of Umwandlung in Eigentumswohnungen
Consequences for the Level and Distribution of Housing Costs
Effects on the Level and Distribution of Housing Quality
Umwandlungen, Housing Markets and the Availability of Rental Housing
Umwandlung in Eigentumswohnungen and Residential Influence
Umwandlung and the Public Purse
Conclusion
Notes
5. The Effects of Tenure Conversions: A Comparative Evaluation
Conversion Volumes and Rates and the Availability of Rental Housing
Tenure Conversions and the Distribution of Housing Quality
Tenure Conversions and the Distribution of Housing Costs
Tenure Conversions and the Economy of the Public Sector
Conclusion
Notes
6. From Tenancy to Home Ownership: Government, Housing, and the Distribution of Welfare
Tenure Conversions and Government's Role in Housing
Tenure Conversions and Equal Opportunity
Tenure Conversions and Equality of Outcome
Tenure Conversions and Comparative Housing Policy: Are There Lessons to Drive Home?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
