Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Notes on contributors v
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Analysing New Labour housing policy 1
6. New Labour transfers 29
7. Stock transfer 47
8. Housing standards in the private rented sector and the three Rs: regulation, responsibility and rights 73
9. Housing standards in the private sector 93
10. Allocating housing – or ‘letting’ people choose? 113
11. From allocations to lettings: sea change or more of the same? 133
12. Two steps forward for tenants? 157
13. Developments in tenant participation: accounting for growth 179
14. Managing anti-social behaviour – inclusion or exclusion? 201
15. Anti-social behaviour and housing – can law be the answer? 221
16. From housing management to the management of housing: the challenge of Best Value 241
17. Registered Social Landlords, Best Value and the changing organisation and provision of social housing: a perspective from housing studies 263
18. Restructuring social housing rents 285
19. The politicalisation of social rents 305
20. Housing Benefit 323
21. Helping with housing costs? Unravelling the political economy of personal subsidy 343
22. Making connections 363
23. Index 385