The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership?
In May 2016 the Housing and Planning Act 2016 became law, the first purely Conservative government intervention on housing in England since the 1990s. This article examines the Act's key provisions pertaining to social housing and the government's stated aim of increasing rates of homeowne...
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| description | In May 2016 the Housing and Planning Act 2016 became law, the first purely Conservative government intervention on housing in England since the 1990s. This article examines the Act's key provisions pertaining to social housing and the government's stated aim of increasing rates of homeownership. The Act, through the Starter Homes Scheme, extension of the right to buy to housing association tenants and changes to security of tenure in the social sector, has been heralded as a ‘landmark’ piece of legislation. This article scrutinises these policy measures and assesses their effectiveness and likely impact. It is contended that the Act exposes the government's promotion of homeownership above all other housing tenures. The article further explores the deep moralisation at the heart of the homeownership narrative and the intensification in the residualisation of social housing in England which, it is argued, is the inevitable consequence of the reforms. |
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| spelling | nottingham-442922020-05-04T18:55:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44292/ The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? Bevan, Chris Laurie, Emma In May 2016 the Housing and Planning Act 2016 became law, the first purely Conservative government intervention on housing in England since the 1990s. This article examines the Act's key provisions pertaining to social housing and the government's stated aim of increasing rates of homeownership. The Act, through the Starter Homes Scheme, extension of the right to buy to housing association tenants and changes to security of tenure in the social sector, has been heralded as a ‘landmark’ piece of legislation. This article scrutinises these policy measures and assesses their effectiveness and likely impact. It is contended that the Act exposes the government's promotion of homeownership above all other housing tenures. The article further explores the deep moralisation at the heart of the homeownership narrative and the intensification in the residualisation of social housing in England which, it is argued, is the inevitable consequence of the reforms. Wiley 2017-07-13 Article PeerReviewed Bevan, Chris and Laurie, Emma (2017) The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? Modern Law Review, 80 (4). pp. 661-684. ISSN 1468-2230 Starter homes; Right to buy; Housing policy; Homeownership; Social housing; Residualisation https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12278 doi:10.1111/1468-2230.12278 doi:10.1111/1468-2230.12278 |
| spellingShingle | Starter homes; Right to buy; Housing policy; Homeownership; Social housing; Residualisation Bevan, Chris Laurie, Emma The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| title | The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| title_full | The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| title_fullStr | The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| title_short | The Housing and Planning Act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| title_sort | housing and planning act 2016: rewarding the aspiration of homeownership? |
| topic | Starter homes; Right to buy; Housing policy; Homeownership; Social housing; Residualisation |
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