The Private Rented Sector: Legislative History, Decline and Characteristics; Protection Under the Rent Act 1997 and Housing Act 1988; Harassment, Unlawful Eviction and the Protection from Eviction Act 1977; The History of Social Housing; The Allocation of Housing by Local Authorities; Secure and Introductory Tenancies Under the Housing Act 1985; The Privatisation of Council Housing; The Regulation of Rents; Succession to Tenancies; The Responsibility for Repairs; Remedies for Disrepair, Overcrowding and Houses in Multiple Occupation; Homelessness.
Placing the law in its historical, political and social context, this work offers an exposition and critical analysis of important legal provisions relating to housing. It traces the decline and fall of private rented housing in England and Wales, and examines attempts to revitalise the sector.
