Institutional investment in social rental housing: France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom explored

In the United Kingdom, social landlords are facing decreasing governmental financial support for them to fulfil their role in the provision of social housing, which has led to increasing pressure on them to rely on private capital. Traditionally, bank loans were the main source of private capital, but after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and...

Universalistic, particularistic and middle way approaches to comparing the private rental sector

The paper will argue that the meaning and definition of private renting varies from country to country and this presents a series of challenges for comparative research. It will demonstrate a lack of equivalence between “private rented housing sectors” in Western Europe and show that this arises from variations in definitions, property rights,...