Conceptualising social housing within the wider housing market: A vacancy chain model

Housing Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-116

  Ferrari, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing market; Housing supply; Policy evaluation; Residential mobility; Social housing; Vacancy chain model

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUTURE PROSPECT; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; METROPOLITAN AREA; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RENTAL SECTOR; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

BRADFORD [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650126282     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2010.512786     Document Type: Article

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