‘Change for the Better?’—making sense of housing association mergers in the Netherlands and England

Mergers among housing associations have become a frequent phenomenon in both the Netherlands and England. The general literature on mergers highlights the need for research to consider the wider political and business environment, managerial motives and strategic choices, to adopt a process perspective and to evaluate outcomes in relation to...

Performance assessment of housing associations

This article analyzes the function, design, and effects of a method to assess the performance of housing associations in the Netherlands. First, the roles of performance assessment are discussed from three perspectives: the association as an agent for the central government; the association as a facilitator of local stakeholders’ needs; and the...

Social housing investment without public finance: The Dutch case

Shifting responsibilities in housing management and building regulations

Market orientation in social housing management

Housing management in the Netherlands: Convergence between social and commercial landlords?

Strategic asset management in the social rented sector: Approaches of Dutch and English housing associations