After Council Housing Britain's New Social Landlords

by Mullins, David; Pawson, Hal

• ISBN13: 9781403935151
• ISBN10: 1403935157
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Few single policies have had a more profound impact on the modern British housing system than the wholesale transfer of public housing to "new social landlords"-primarily Housing Associations. This important new text provides a comprehensive account of the causes, processes and consequences of stock transfer.

Author Biography

HAL PAWSON is Professorial Fellow at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. DAVID MULLINS is Professor of Housing Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. viii
List of Figures	p. x
List of Boxes	p. xi
List of Abbreviations	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Modernizing Social Housing	p. 1
Broader Context	p. 7
Public Policy Reforms	p. 10
Modernizing Social Housing Delivery	p. 16
International Dimensions	p. 20
What Real Difference does Transfer Make?	p. 25
Structure of the Book	p. 27
Tracking Stock Transfers	p. 29
Social Housing in 1988	p. 30
Housing Policy and Legislation in the 1980s	p. 33
Stock Transfer Policy Origins and Antecedents	p. 36
Forms of Stock Transfer	p. 44
The Changing Geography of Stock Transfers	p. 48
Britain's New Social Landlords	p. 54
Chapter Conclusions	p. 56
Stock Transfer Motivations and Processes	p. 58
Stakeholder Interests	p. 59
Housing Investment Drivers and Financing Stock Transfers	p. 61
Other Financial Drivers	p. 79
Non-Financial Drivers	p. 80
Developing and Delivering Stock Transfer Proposals: The Process	p. 86
Chapter Conclusions	p. 95
The Politics of Stock Transfer	p. 97
National Politics	p. 99
Political Organization Against Transfer	p. 106
Politics of Choice	p. 108
Contestation Around Local Transfer Proposals	p. 112
The Politics of Post-Transfer Local Housing	p. 120
Politics of the Welfare State	p. 124
Chapter Conclusions	p. 135
Governance and Accountability Consequences	p. 137
Early Transfers and the Local Public Spending Bodies Debate	p. 140
Changing Governance Models	p. 141
Post-Transfer Social Housing Governance in Practice: Tensions Played Out	p. 150
Evolving Organizational Forms and Governance Frameworks	p. 156
Accountability Impacts	p. 164
Chapter Conclusions	p. 167
Organizational and Cultural Change in Stock Transfer Landlords	p. 170
Transfer as Culture Change	p. 170
Organizational Culture and Transfer Housing Association Aspirations	p. 172
Implementation of 'Culture Change' Reforms	p. 176
Customer-Focused Operation	p. 184
Organizational Life Cycles	p. 187
Intra-Sector Diversity	p. 189
Chapter Conclusions	p. 193
Impact on Housing Stock, Tenants and Communities	p. 196
Housing Refurbishment	p. 197
Impact of Stock Transfer on Tenants	p. 203
Housing Management Performance	p. 215
Impacts on Neighbourhoods and Communities	p. 221
Social, Economic and Community Regeneration	p. 231
Involvement of BME Communities and the Role of BME Housing Associations	p. 234
Chapter Conclusions	p. 238
ALMOs: Short-Term Expedient or Long-Term Alternative?	p. 241
ALMO Origins and Purpose	p. 241
ALMO Formation and Profile	p. 248
Finance, Regulation and Governance	p. 256
Relationships with Local Authorities	p. 264
ALMO Futures	p. 266
Chapter Conclusions	p. 272
Local Authorities and Housing After Stock Transfer	p. 274
Local Authority Housing Functions Post-Stock Transfer	p. 275
Post-Transfer Local Authority Housing Practice	p. 283
Housing Access and Homelessness	p. 291
Stock Transfer Impact on Local Housing Governance	p. 294
Chapter Conclusions	p. 297
Conclusions	p. 299
Who are Britain's New Social Landlords?	p. 300
Interpreting Stock Transfer and Longer-Term Impacts	p. 304
Policy Evaluation	p. 307
Prospects for Stock Transfer Policy	p. 310
International Implications	p. 316
The Research Agenda	p. 317
Stock Transfer: A Transformative Phenomenon?	p. 319
Stock Transfers 1988-2009: Their Lasting Significance	p. 323
References	p. 324
Index	p. 342
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