Essays about: "UK housing policy"

Found 5 essays containing the words UK housing policy.

  1. 1. Shared Ownership : A vehicle for property investments and decreased household indebtedness and increased affordability

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Waldemar Jansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Shared Ownership Model; Sweden; Hyrköp av bostad; Sverige;

    Abstract : There is a housing shortage in attractive urban areas in Europe and Sweden. The waiting lists for affordable rental housing are increasing and that in turn creates pressure on owner-occupied housing. Inflated asset prices and household debt have become a major concern for policy makers. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Austerical City. : London at the crush test of austerity

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Tommaso Aquili; [2018]
    Keywords : London; UK; Austerity; Viability Assessment; Governance; Regeneration; Displacement; Gentrification; Neoliberalism; Heygate; Elephant Castle;

    Abstract : In the UK, the unprecedented cuts to local budgets, implemented by the national governments from 2010 to the present day, have pushed local authorities to reconsider their scope, their role and their action. The ever decreasing budgets have de facto transformed local councils from service providers to territorial entrepreneurs, as the pressing pursuit of revenues has placed the economic profit at the core of the local policy-making. READ MORE

  4. 3. TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE : Solving the British and Swedish housing shortages with the same solutions

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : William Ulrici; [2018]
    Keywords : Housing shortage; Sweden; United Kingdom; UK; affordability; housing history; housing production; sustainability; wellfare state; local authority; Bostadssbrist; Sverige; Storbritannien; hållbarhet; bostadsproduktion; kommuner; välfärdsstaten;

    Abstract : When too many afford too little, one could claim that a housing market is malfunctioning. The United Kingdom and Sweden suffer from housing shortages in the major cities, creating low affordability, great strain on lower income groups and worse foundation for social sustainability. READ MORE

  5. 4. How effective are UK policies at addressing factors affecting consumer decisions to carry out energy efficient renovation?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Joe Sullivan; [2017]
    Keywords : Energy Renovation Market; Energy Efficient Renovation; Regulatory Policy Compliance; FIT; ECO; EPC;

    Abstract : The UK’s housing stock is among the oldest and least efficient in Europe. 85% of the UK’s existing homes will still be standing and in use in 2050. Improving the energy efficiency of UK housing stock is an essential requirement in order for the UK to meet its 2008 Climate Change Act obligations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Break the Green Belt? The differences between green belt and its alternative green wedge : A comparative study of London and Stockholm

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Luyao Kong; [2012]
    Keywords : Green belt; Green Wedge; London; Stockholm; Morphology; Sustainability; Regional development.;

    Abstract : The paper sets out to compare two widely applied planning strategies--- green belt and green wedge--- to understand if as an alternative, the green wedge has more strengths than green belt. Green belt has long been the planning policy with a steady position in UK, and also accepted by other countries, Australia, Japan, Korea for example. READ MORE