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Articles on Buy to let

March 30, 2023

How the private rental sector created a homelessness crisis in Ireland and England

Padraic Kenna, University of Galway and Mark Jordan, University of Southampton

Homelessness crises in both Ireland and England highlight problems with the private rental sector.

February 1, 2023

Adam Leaver, University of Sheffield; Jonathan Silver, University of Sheffield, and Richard Goulding, University of Sheffield

Gone are the days when buy to let landlords were behind most of the private rental properties in the UK.

January 28, 2019

Amy Clair, University of Essex and Amanda Hughes, University of Bristol

Housing policy needs to prioritise housing’s function as a home, rather than an asset.

Jonathan Silver
Senior Research Fellow, University of Sheffield
Amanda Hughes
Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Amy Clair
Lecturer, Australian Centre for Housing Research, University of Adelaide, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex
Adam Leaver
Professor of Accounting & Society, University of Sheffield
Richard Goulding
Research Associate in Urban Political Economy, University of Sheffield
Padraic Kenna
Professor of Law - Housing and Property, University of Galway
Mark Jordan
Lecturer in Housing Law, University of Southampton