In this chapter we analyze the legal routes used to deliver Low Cost Home Ownership in England where there is some element of public subsidy involved. In order to evaluate the various products used for LCHO (right to buy, part-ownership, co-operative housing models), this chapter: a) Explains...

Two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, it is estimated that maybe as many as 200,000 people in the UK are living in buildings with major fire safety defects. Some of these blocks are wrapped in flammable cladding, as was Grenfell Tower, but many blocks have other fire safety risks, both...

Improving the environmental performance of the built environment is a ‘super wicked’ problem, lacking a simplistic or straightforward response. This is particularly challenging where space is rented, in part because the relationships between the various owners, users and managers of the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to consider how policy changes may drive a change in leasing practices, in order to reduce environmental impact (particularly carbon dioxide emissions) from the commercial building stock. Design/methodology/approach – In many countries, including the UK,...