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The resale of right to buy dwellings: a case study of migration and social change in rural England

Chaney, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-0436 and Sherwood, Kenneth 2000. The resale of right to buy dwellings: a case study of migration and social change in rural England. Journal of Rural Studies 16 (1) , pp. 79-94. 10.1016/S0743-0167(99)00019-4

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Abstract

Drawing on data relating to some 500 households, taken from local government records and questionnaire surveys, this paper examines the processes of migration and social change associated with the resale of former local authority dwellings in a rural part of the East Midlands, England, UK. Legislative change principally stemming from the Housing Act (1980) has given tenants a `right to buy’ their rented dwelling from the local authority landlord. By focussing on the longer term impact of this process the findings of this study reveal a radical discontinuity with the past, as new households with contrasting characteristics to previous occupants move in when these dwellings are resold on the open market. The study shows that the relative affordability of the dwellings in a highly competitive rural housing market is creating an opportunity for comparatively young, dual-career and largely urban families to move to the countryside. Their movement into former local authority dwellings has important implications for the future provision of local needs housing in rural areas.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0743-0167
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2022 09:24
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/58372

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