Why not build faster? Explaining the speed at which British house-builders develop new homes for owner-occupation

Town Planning Review

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-314

  Adams, David ^a   Leishman, Chris ^a   Moore, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING PROJECT; LANDOWNERSHIP; OCCUPATION; URBAN HOUSING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950431811     PISSN: 00410020     EISSN: 1478341X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/tpr.80.3.4     Document Type: Article

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