Council Housing in Britain A Failed Solution?

For the sixty years from the end of World War I through the 1970s, local councils were seen as a key to tackling Britain's housing. Since the 1980s its fortunes have waned with about half its stock sold or transferred to sitting tenants or new landlords. This important new book provides a thorough audit of the experience of council housing in Britain and the lessons for the future provision of social housing.Malpass, Peter is the author of 'Council Housing in Britain A Failed Solution?', published 2006 under ISBN 9780333982068 and ISBN 0333982061.