Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables and figures v
4. Notes on contributors vii
5. Preface xi
6. The new private rented sector 1
7. Private renting in the 21st century: lessons from the last decade of the 20th century 19
8. Housing benefit and social security 31
9. Rents and returns in the residential lettings market 43
10. The private rented sector in rural areas 65
11. Rental housing supply in rural Scotland: the role of private landowners 79
12. The nature of tenancy relationships: landlords and young people 95
13. Unlawful eviction and harassment 109
14. Changing Rooms: the legal and policy implications of a burgeoning student housing market in Leicester 123
15. The Scottish system of licensing houses in multiple occupation 137
16. Housing conditions in the private rented sector within a market framework 153
17. Room for improvement: the impact of the local authority grant system 177
18. New law, new policy 189
19. References 203
20. Index 217