| Placing the law in its historical,
political and social context, this work offers an exposition and critical analysis
of the most important legal provisions relating to housing. It traces the decline
and fall of private rented housing in England and Wales, and examines the recent
attempts to revitalise the sector, together with some of the problems associated
with private renting such as harassment. It describes the birth and development
of council housing, and explains how the policy of making local authorities "enablers",
rather than "providers", of public housing has been and is being achieved (including
the reasons for, and consequences of, the right to buy legislation and the role
of housing associations). Finally, it explores the law on homelessness and the
way in which Victorian notions of the deserving poor have been reflected in recent
policy and legislation on the provision of accommodation for the homeless. |
