Demographic Change and Retirement Planning: Comparing Households' Views on the Role of Housing Equity in Germany and the UK

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-45

  Jones, Anwen ^a   Geilenkeuser, Tim ^b   Helbrecht, Ilse ^b   Quilgars, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; homeownership; housing equity; pensions; retirement; UK

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING PROVISION; INVESTMENT; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT; TENURE SYSTEM; WELFARE PROVISION;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858275133     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2012.651299     Document Type: Article

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