How long should housing last? Some implications of the age and probable life of housing in England

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 531-535

  Allen, Stephen ^a   Hinks, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'mass' ownership; Housing maintenance; Integrated management strategies

Indexed keywords

MAINTENANCE;

'MASS' OWNERSHIP; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; EXISTING PROBLEMS; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING STOCK; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM AREAS; PUBLIC SECTOR;

HOUSING;

EID: 12444265875     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461996373223     Document Type: Article

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