Contrasting varieties of private renting: England and Germany

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-398

  Kemp, Peter A ^a   Kofner, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Zittau University   (Germany)

Author keywords

England; Germany; Private rental housing; Rent regulation; Security of tenure

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; INVESTMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENTAL SECTOR; TENURE SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650268249     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2010.526401     Document Type: Article

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