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Community Ownership and the Break-up of Council Housing in Britain*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

David Clapham  and
Keith Kintrea
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Abstract

This article provides an assessment of the Community Ownership programme in Scotland, which involved the transfer of council housing to par-value co-operatives and community-based housing associations. The evaluation is considered under four headings: resident involvement; the effectiveness of housing management; neighbourhood impacts; and financial appraisal. The findings lend support to the government's programme of breaking up council housing, but lead to criticisms of the emphasis on large-scale voluntary transfers and the neglect of ownership co-operatives in England. In Scotland, the lack of support for the formation of tenant management co-operatives is also criticised.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 219 - 245
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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